Asessippi Provincial Park

Asessippi Provincial Park
Asessipi ski resort
Map showing the location of Asessippi Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Asessippi Provincial Park
LocationManitoba, Canada
Nearest townInglis, Manitoba
Coordinates50°57′59″N 101°22′47″W / 50.96639°N 101.37972°W / 50.96639; -101.37972[1]
Area23.2 km2 (9.0 sq mi)
Established1964
Governing bodyGovernment of Manitoba
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Asessippi Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West, Manitoba, Canada.

It is located near Inglis, Manitoba, about 100 km (62 mi) west of Dauphin, and is 23.2 km2 (9.0 sq mi) in size.[2] A campground on the south shore of the Shellmouth Reservoir has serviced and un-serviced sites as well as a group-use area.[3] Asessippi Ski Resort is also in the area.

The park is considered to be a Class III protected area under the IUCN protected area management categories,[4] and was designated a provincial park by the Government of Manitoba on 9 April 1964.[2][5]

  1. ^ "Asessippi Provincial Park". Geographical Place Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Asessippi Provincial Park". Find Your Favourite Park. Parks and Protected Spaces Branch, Government of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Asessippi Provincial Park Information and Map" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Asessippi Provincial Park". Protected Planet. UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  5. ^ "A System Plan for Manitoba Parks". Government of Manitoba. 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2021.