Sasquatch Provincial Park

Sasquatch Provincial Park
Deer Lake
Map showing the location of Sasquatch Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Sasquatch Provincial Park
Location in British Columbia
Map showing the location of Sasquatch Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Sasquatch Provincial Park
LocationKent, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates49°21′00″N 121°42′00″W / 49.35000°N 121.70000°W / 49.35000; -121.70000
Area1,217 ha (4.70 sq mi)
EstablishedMay 2, 1968
Governing bodyBC Parks
Websitebcparks.ca/sasquatch-park/

Sasquatch Provincial Park is a provincial park in Kent, British Columbia, Canada.

History

The park was established 1968, in its present condition. It actually began in 1959 as a 20 hectare inland fjord called Green Point Park, which was expanded into a picnicking area in 1960. Eight years later the park was expanded greatly and renamed. It was named after Sasquatch (a Halkomelem Salish word), the cryptid said to be endemic to the area.[2]

Geography

The park is 1217 hectares in size. It is characterized by a series of pocket lakes, a unique second-growth and birch forest, and scenic mountain ridges.

The park is located in the District of Kent, 6 kilometres north of Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia.

Conservation

Recreation

The following recreational activities are available: vehicle accessible camping, picnicking, hiking, interpretive walks, swimming, canoeing, kayaking, motorised boating, fishing, windsurfing, and waterskiing.

See also

  • List of British Columbia Provincial Parks
  • List of Canadian provincial parks

References

  1. ^ "Protected Planet | Sasquatch Park". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  2. ^ Samuel, Alan Edouard; Maher, Peter (1998), Treasures of Canada, Dundurn, p. 355, ISBN 9780888666420
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