Billy Barquedier National Park

Billy Barquedier National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
location of park in Stann Creek District, Belize
Location	Hummingbird Highway, Stann Creek District
Coordinates	17°0′N 88°26′W / 17.000°N 88.433°W / 17.000; -88.433
Area	1,639 acres (6.63 km2)[1]
Established	2001
Governing body	Steadfast Tourism and Conservation Association
Website	http://billybarquedier.org/

The Billy Barquedier National Park is a national park in Belize, located between 16.5–19 miles on the Hummingbird Highway in Stann Creek District, south of Belize City. It is located between the Mullins River and Stann Creek watersheds.

The national park consists of approximately 1,500 acres of conserved tropic forest, sitting on the Santa Rosa metasedimentary rock.^[2] Billy Barquedier was declared a national park in 2001 and is still in its infancy. Since its founding, the park has been managed by Steadfast Tourism and Conservation Association (STACA) along with the Forestry Department of Belize.^[3] The park consists of protected habitat and a hiking trail that leads to the Barquedier waterfall. The waterfall is the park's main tourist attraction, as well as the main supply of water to the three surrounding villages.