Anstey-Hunakwa Provincial Park Explained

Anstey-Hunakwa Provincial Park
Iucn Category:II
Map:British Columbia
Location:Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada
Nearest City:Salmon Arm, BC
Coordinates:51.1414°N -118.915°W
Area:6,852 ha (68.52 km²)
Established:18 April 2001
Governing Body:BC Parks

Anstey-Hunakwa Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Shuswap Country of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. 6,852 hectares in size, the park was established 18 April 2001.[1]

The park aims to protect grizzly, black bear, moose, mule deer, pine marten, and Townsend's big-eared bat. Includes the most extensive undisturbed Interior Cedar Hemlock moist-warm Variant 3.

Access

Access to the park is by boat at the north end of Anstey Arm on Shuswap Lake. The closest communities are Sicamous, Sorrento and Salmon Arm.

External links

51.1417°N -118.9153°W

Notes and References

  1. https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/60942.html BCGNIS entry "Anstey-Hunakwa Park"