Summit Lake Provincial Park Explained

Summit Lake Provincial Park
Iucn Category:II
Iucn Ref:[1]
Map:British Columbia
Map Width:260px
Location:Central Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates:50.1567°N -117.6547°W
Area Ha:6
Designation:Class C Provincial Park
Established:February 4, 1964
Governing Body:BC Parks

Summit Lake Provincial Park is a Class C provincial park located southeast of the community of Summit Lake in the Central Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada.

Geography

The park sits atop a small peninsula located on the western shore of Summit Lake. The lake is surrounded by the Nakusp Range of the Selkirk Mountains, which rises 500 metres above the lake.

Recreation

Park visitors can enjoy fishing for rainbow and cutthroat trout or swimming in the lake's clear, refreshing mountain water. Mountain Goats can often be viewed on rocky outcroppings and each fall a natural spectacle occurs as thousands of toads emerge from the lake and migrate to the nearby forest to hibernate for the winter.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Protected Planet Summit Lake Park. 2020-10-23. Protected Planet.
  2. This is an unofficial version of Government of British Columbia legal materials.