Kentucky Alleyne Provincial Park

Kentucky Alleyne Provincial Park
Kentucky Alleyne Provincial Park
	IUCN category II (national park)[1]
Coordinates	49.9167°N 120.5708°W
Area	190 ha (470 acres)
Designation	Provincial park
Created	March 5, 1981
Website	www.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).

References

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

External links

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