Kokanee Creek Provincial Park
Kokanee Creek Provincial Park is a provincial park on the west shore of Kootenay Lake in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. Highway 3A bisects the park 19 kilometres (12 mi) east of Nelson.
| Kokanee Creek Provincial Park | |
|---|---|
IUCN category II (national park)[1] | |
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_location_map.svg.png.webp)  Location of Kokanne Creek Provincial Park in British Columbia | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Nearest city | Nelson, British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 49°36′00″N 117°08′00″W |
| Area | 260 hectares |
| Established | 1955 |
| Visitors | 326,785 [2] (in 2017-18) |
| Governing body | BC Parks |
Established as a BC Provincial Park in 1955, it encompasses 260 hectares of sandy beaches, deltas, and coniferous forest.[3][4]
Kitto (or Kitto's, or Kittos) Landing was formerly at this location. Believed to be named after Henry Richard Kitto, who farmed the land from 1910, a government wharf existed by 1912. The Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co. hauled ore from its Molly Gibson mine to this landing. During the 1920s, the place fell into obscurity.[5]
References
- "Protected Planet | Kokanee Creek Park". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
- "BC Parks 2017/18 Statistics Report" (PDF). bcparks.ca. 2018. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- "Kokanee Creek Provincial Park". www.env.gov.bc.ca.
- "Kokanee Creek Park". BC Geographical Names.
- "Nelson Star, 13 Jul 2015". www.nelsonstar.com.
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