Bear Creek Provincial Park
| Bear Creek Provincial Park | |
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A winter moon rising over the Okanagan Highland in Bear Creek Provincial Park | |
Location in the Regional District of Central Okanagan Show map of Regional District of Central Okanagan | |
Interactive map of Bear Creek Provincial Park | |
| Location | Central Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nearest city | West Kelowna |
| Coordinates | 49°55′51″N 119°31′18″W / 49.93083°N 119.52167°W / 49.93083; -119.52167 |
| Area | 178 ha (440 acres) |
| Established | 1988 |
| Visitors | 242,697 (in 2017-18)[2] |
| Governing body | BC Parks |
Bear Creek Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada.[3] 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 178 hectares (1.78 km2; 440 acres) on May 12, 1988.[4]
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.
The park has approximately five kilometres of marked hiking trails that loop through the canyon, and alongside the Bear Creek, which offer views of a multitude of different plants, and the Okanagan Lake. Lakeside camping, and picnic areas are also available. There are also 145 campsites available on this land during peak season which are available to all![5]
References
- ^ "Bear Creek Park". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ^ "BC Parks 2017/18 Statistics Report" (PDF). bcparks.ca. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-14. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- ^ "Bear Creek Park". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ "Bear Creek Provincial Park". British Columbia, Ministry of Environment. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Bear Creek Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
External links
Media related to Bear Creek Provincial Park at Wikimedia Commons