Bear Creek Provincial Park
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provincial park in British Columbia, Canada
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![]() A winter moon rising over the Okanagan Highland in Bear Creek Provincial Park | |
![]() ![]() Location within British Columbia ![]() ![]() Location in the Regional District of Central Okanagan | |
Location | Central Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada |
Nearest city | West Kelowna |
Coordinates | ![]() ![]() |
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.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Panorama_of_Okanagan_Lake_at_Bear_Creek_Provincial_Park%2C_Kelowna%2C_British_Columbia.jpg/1000px-Panorama_of_Okanagan_Lake_at_Bear_Creek_Provincial_Park%2C_Kelowna%2C_British_Columbia.jpg)
References[]
- ^ "Bear Creek Park". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ^ "BC Parks 2017/18 Statistics Report" (PDF). bcparks.ca. 2018. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- ^ "Bear Creek Park". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ "Bear Creek Provincial Park". British Columbia, Ministry of Environment. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
External links[]
Media related to Bear Creek Provincial Park at Wikimedia Commons
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