North Thompson Oxbows East Provincial Park | |
Iucn Category: | III |
Map: | Canada British Columbia |
Relief: | 1 |
Location: | Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada |
Nearest City: | Valemount |
Coordinates: | 52.4817°N -119.2442°W |
Coords Ref: | [1] |
Area Ha: | 288 |
Operator: | BC Parks |
North Thompson Oxbows East Provincial Park is a provincial park in Thompson-Nicola Regional District in the Interior region of British Columbia, Canada.[2] [3] The park was established on April 30, 1996, and has an area of . The park protects a productive area of the North Thompson River lowlands that has high species diversity. There are patches of old-growth forest containing hybrid white spruce and subalpine fir.[4] There are no camping or day-use facilities.
The companion North Thompson Oxbows Manteau Provincial Park is west and upstream. A third park of similar name, North Thompson Oxbows Jensen Island Provincial Park, is south and downstream, about north of Kamloops.[5]