Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park

Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park
IUCN category II (national park)[1]
Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park
Location of Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park in British Columbia
Location	Central Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada
Nearest city	Nelson, British Columbia
Coordinates	49°47′00″N 117°10′00″W / 49.78333°N 117.16667°W / 49.78333; -117.16667
Area	32,035 ha (123.69 sq mi)
Governing body	BC Parks
Website	bcparks.ca/explore/parkpgs/kokanee_gl/

Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park is one of the oldest provincial parks in British Columbia, established in 1922. The park has an area of 320.35 km² (123.69 sq mi) and is located in the Selkirk Mountains in the West Kootenays region of BC. The park has three glaciers (Kokanee, Caribou, and Woodbury) that feed over 30 alpine lakes which are the headwaters of many creeks.

There are five access roads entering the park, which were developed as mining and forestry roads along the major drainages. The nearest towns are Nelson, Ainsworth, Kaslo and Slocan City (access is primarily from Nelson and Kaslo). Pierre Trudeau's youngest son, Michel, was killed in an avalanche in 1998 while skiing at the park.