Kentucky Alleyne Provincial Park

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Kentucky Alleyne Provincial Park
IUCN category II (national park)[1]
Kentucky Alleyne Provincial Park, Quilchena, BC (48663607782).jpg
Map showing the location of Kentucky Alleyne Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Kentucky Alleyne Provincial Park
Coordinates49°55′00″N 120°34′15″W / 49.9167°N 120.5708°W / 49.9167; -120.5708Coordinates: 49°55′00″N 120°34′15″W / 49.9167°N 120.5708°W / 49.9167; -120.5708
Area190 ha (470 acres)
DesignationProvincial park
CreatedMarch 5, 1981; 40 years ago (1981-03-05)
Websitewww.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/kentucky_alleyne/

Kentucky Alleyne Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia. The park is located 38 kilometres south of Merritt, British Columbia.

History[]

The park was established March 5, 1981. The park is nearly surrounded by the 115-year-old Douglas Lake Ranch, Canada's largest cattle ranch.

Geography[]

The park is 190 hectares in size. Several kettle lakes, eskers and fluvial outwash deposits are solid evidence of the glacial activity that formed the landscape. Rolling grasslands and dry open forest with some large, mature Douglas fir and Ponderosa pine surround the sparkling turquoise waters of Kentucky Lake and Alleyne Lake.

The park features 58 vehicle-accessible campsites and 1 group campsite.

Conservation[]

  • Ecosystem: aspen trees and juniper shrubs
  • Birds: goldeneye, mallards, teal, grebe, hawks and falcons.
  • Wildlife: jack rabbits and ground squirrels

Recreation[]

The following recreational activities are available: vehicle accessible camping, motorized boating, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing (the lakes are stocked with rainbow trout).

See also[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ "Kentucky-Alleyne Park". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-09-16.

External links[]

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