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Beautiful View of a waterfall, Helmcken Falls, in the Canadian Mountain Landscape during a sunny and cloudy day. Taken in Wells Gray Provincial Park, near Clearwater, BC, Canada.

Beautiful View of a waterfall, Helmcken Falls, in the Canadian Mountain Landscape during a sunny and cloudy day. Taken in Wells Gray Provincial Park, near Clearwater, BC, Canada.
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Helmcken Falls—which is located in British Columbia—is so strikingly gorgeous that a Provincial Park was proposed to protect the falls shortly after land surveyor Robert Henry Lee first encountered them in 1913. Today, Wells Gray Provincial Park is home to 41 waterfalls, including the ever-magnificent Helmcken Falls. Countless nature lovers consider Helmcken Falls to be one of the most beautiful waterfalls in North America.

The Helmcken Falls in Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. Photographed on a bright and sunny day.
The Helmcken Falls in Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada.
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Helmcken Falls is over 460 feet tall and can be viewed from an easily accessible viewing platform that is a short walk from a parking lot. Visitors can gaze in awe at a stately gorge that is constantly filled with thundering water. Seasoned hikers can opt to tackle the moderately challenging Helmcken Falls Rim Trail, which spans 5.1 miles. Despite a marked elevation gain and some rocky terrain, the Helmcken Falls Rim Trail is wildly popular among hikers because the hypnotic sound of the flow of the Murtle River can be heard at almost every point during the hike.

Helmcken Falls on the Murtle River in winter with the spectacular ice and snow cone at the bottom. In Wells Gray Provincial Park near the town of Clearwater, British Columbia, Canada
Helmcken Falls on the Murtle River in winter with the spectacular ice and snow cone at the bottom.
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Most visitors opt to travel to Helmcken Falls during the warmer months, but the majestic waterfall becomes a sparkling tower of ice and snow in the winter. An impressive ice cone that looks like the mouth of a frozen volcano usually forms by late January. The ice cone traditionally collapses in March, but pieces of it are visible until June. There are a handful of trails surrounding Helmcken Falls that are excellent for cross-country skiing. The Helmcken Falls viewing platform is open year-round, and all of the roads surrounding it are regularly plowed and well maintained.

The beautiful Spahats Falls in Wells Gray Provincial Park, BC, Canada, flows over a lava bed to a 75 meter drop into the Spahats Creek below.
The beautiful Spahats Falls in Wells Gray Provincial Park, BC, Canada, flows over a lava bed to a 75 meter drop into the Spahats Creek below.
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Spahats Creek Falls—which is located a short distance from Helmcken Falls via Clearwater Valley Road—is another popular Wells Gray Provincial Park waterfall. Spahats Creek Falls is quite a bit leaner than Helmcken Falls, but the breathtaking gorge surrounding the falls ensures that the easily accessible…

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