| Feature Type: | Provincial Park - Legally defined land area, under provincial jurisdiction, for camping, outdoor recreation, and preservation of wildlife. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Just S of mouth of Oyster River, N of Courtenay, Comox Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°50'57"N, 125°05'54"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Established by Order in Council 2259/50. Redescribed per OIC 1201/90. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole containing approximately 137 hectares (109 hectares of upland and 28 hectares of foreshore). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The name "Miracle Beach" was chosen because the park is part of the locale of an ancient Indian legend: Once upon a time - so the story runs - the Cape Mudge Indians, beseiged, stricken and timorous, were the constant prey of the surrounding war-like tribes. One day a starving stranger stumbled in upon them and was fed, clothed and befriended. The stranger revealed himself as a messenger of the Great Spirit. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |