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| Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park | |
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Half Way Bay on Lake Okanagan during Golden Hour in Winter | |
  Location in British Columbia | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Nearest city | Kelowna |
| Coordinates | 49°43′42″N 119°38′21″W / 49.72833°N 119.63917°W |
| Area | 110.38 km2 (42.62 sq mi) |
| Established | 1973 |
| Governing body | BC Parks |
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Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park is a provincial park within the Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District of British Columbia, Canada, focused on the mountain of the same name and located on the east side of Okanagan Lake, opposite Peachland and immediately south of the City of Kelowna.[2] The park is one of the largest in the area, covering 110.38 square kilometres (42.62 sq mi). Most of the park is only accessible by foot, horseback, bicycle, or boat as motor vehicle access is restricted to BC Parks staff and technicians servicing the three telecommunications towers in the park.
The park comprises several trails,[3] campsites (including six marine camp areas), lakes, and large areas of wilderness. Popular activities include hiking, camping, boating, mountain biking, and hunting (which is permitted).
Between 1975 and 1993, around 84.5 hectares (209 acres) of land now incorporated into Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park was donated by Dr. David Carruthers Murdoch through the Nature Trust of British Columbia.[4][5]
- ^ "Okanagan Mountain Park". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ^ "Okanagan Mountain Park". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ BC Parks trail brochure
- ^ Donor Spotlights, BC Parks, retrieved February 26, 2013
- ^ "Land Contribution to Okanagan Mountain Park" (PDF), Visions, BC Parks Newsletter, 5 (2), BC Parks: 4, April 1994