List of provincial parks of Columbia-Shuswap Regional District

The list of provincial parks of Columbia-Shuswap Regional District contains the 24 provincial parks located within this regional district of the province of British Columbia. These parks are administered by BC Parks under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy.

The most visited provincial park of this region is Shuswap Lake Provincial Park with 107,051 total visitors and 74,170 overnight campers during the 2017/2018 season.[1]

List of parks
Park name Classification Coordinates Size Established Remarks
ha acres
Anstey-Hunakwa Provincial Park Provincial Park 51°08′30″N 118°54′54″W 6,852 16,930 2004
Arrow Lakes Provincial Park Provincial Park 50°38′15″N 117°55′30″W 114 280 1981
Blanket Creek Provincial Park Provincial Park 50°50′00″N 118°04′59″W 318 790 1982 Protects a historic homestead and Sutherland Falls.
Bugaboo Provincial Park Provincial Park 50°48′00″N 116°49′01″W 13,646.6 33,721 1969
Burges James Gadsden Provincial Park Provincial Park 51°24′N 117°03′W 404 1,000 1965 Protects Moberly Marsh of the Columbia Wetlands.
Cinnemousun Narrows Provincial Park Provincial Park 50°59′50″N 119°01′01″W 176 430 1956 Protects Cinnemousun Narrows.
Cummins Lakes Provincial Park Provincial Park
Protected Area		 52°06′N 118°03′W 21,988.5 54,335 2000
Eagle River Provincial Park Provincial Park 50°59′N 118°41′W 454 1,120 2008
English Lake Provincial Park Provincial Park 50°55′05″N 118°19′55″W 337 830 2004
Hamber Provincial Park Provincial Park 52°22′05″N 117°51′58″W 25,137 62,110 1941 Part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site.
Herald Provincial Park Provincial Park 50°47′00″N 119°12′00″W 79.1 195 1975
Kingfisher Creek Provincial Park Provincial Park
Ecological Reserve		 50°48′19″N 118°46′55″W 1,935 4,780 2001
Marl Creek Provincial Park Provincial Park 51°30′N 117°12′W 169 420 1961 Protects the confluence of Waitabit Creek and the Columbia River.
Martha Creek Provincial Park Provincial Park 51°08′30″N 118°12′00″W 71 180 1993
Mount Griffin Provincial Park Provincial Park 50°55′59″N 118°34′08″W 1,758 4,340 2001
Pukeashun Provincial Park Provincial Park 51°12′17″N 119°14′10″W 1,779 4,400 ?
Shuswap Lake Marine Provincial Park Marine Provincial Park 51°01′20″N 119°01′44″W 896 2,210 1980 Protects 23 small sites located around the perimeter of Shuswap Lake.
Shuswap Lake Provincial Park Provincial Park 50°54′00″N 119°25′59″W 149 370 1956
Silver Beach Provincial Park Provincial Park 51°14′25″N 118°57′22″W 130 320 1969 Protects the Seymour River Estuary.
Tsútswecw Provincial Park Provincial Park 50°55′00″N 119°36′00″W 1,073 2,650 1989
Upper Seymour River Provincial Park Provincial Park 51°36′53″N 118°55′03″W 10,672 26,370 2001
Victor Lake Provincial Park Provincial Park 50°57′N 118°24′W 14.7 36 1961
White Lake Provincial Park Provincial Park 50°53′20″N 119°15′50″W 266 660 1965
Yard Creek Provincial Park Provincial Park 50°54′01″N 118°48′47″W 175 430 1956

References
  1. "B.C.'s most popular parks might surprise you". CBC. 2019-06-28. Retrieved 2020-08-27.

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