Sasquatch Provincial Park

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Sasquatch Provincial Park is a provincial park in Kent, British Columbia, Canada.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Conservation 4 Recreation 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] History

The park was established 1968, in its present condition. It actually began in 1959 as a 20 hectare inland fjord called Green Point Park, which was expanded into a picnicking area in 1960. Eight years later the park was expanded greatly and renamed..

[edit] Geography

The park is 1217 hectares in size. It is characterized by a series of pocket lakes, a unique second-growth and birch forest, and scenic mountain ridges.

The park is located in the District of Kent, 6 kilometres north of Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia.

[edit] Conservation

• Wildlife: tailed frogs, beavers, mountain goats, bears, deer, and bigfoot
• Fish: sturgeon, smelt, rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, brook char, salmon, catfish, and stickleback
• Birds: bald eagles, woodpeckers, warblers, and vireos
• Insect: black petaltail dragonfly

[edit] Recreation

The following recreational activities are available: vehicle accessible camping, picnicking, hiking, interpretive walks, swimming, canoeing, kayaking, motorised boating, fishing, windsurfing, and waterskiing,

[edit] See also

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

[edit] External links

• Sasquatch Provincial Park