Bear Creek Provincial Park Explained

Bear Creek Provincial Park
Iucn Category:II
Iucn Ref:[1]
Map:British Columbia##CAN BC Central Okanagan
Map Size:260px
Location:Central Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada
Nearest City:West Kelowna
Coordinates:49.9306°N -119.5208°W
Area Ha:178
Established:1988
Visitation Num:242,697
Visitation Year:2017-18
Visitation Ref:[2]
Governing Body:BC Parks

Bear Creek Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It is situated on the west side of the Okanagan Lake and is northwest of the city of Kelowna. It was established on April 19, 1981, and was expanded to its current size of 178ha on May 12, 1988.[3]

Facilities

The park features a beach that is over 400 meters long and hiking trails that loop around the creek and surrounding canyon. The area is also used extensively for camping.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bear Creek Park. 2020-09-15. Protected Planet.
  2. Web site: 2018. BC Parks 2017/18 Statistics Report. 2020-10-13. bcparks.ca. 2020-10-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20201014232825/http://bcparks.ca/research/statistic_report/statistic-report-2017-2018.pdf. dead.
  3. Web site: Bear Creek Provincial Park. British Columbia, Ministry of Environment. 16 October 2013.