Bear Creek Provincial Park

Bear Creek Provincial Park
A winter moon rising over the Okanagan Highland in Bear Creek Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Bear Creek Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Bear Creek Provincial Park
Location within British Columbia
Map showing the location of Bear Creek Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Bear Creek Provincial Park
LocationCentral Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada
Nearest cityWest Kelowna
Coordinates49°55′51″N 119°31′18″W / 49.93083°N 119.52167°W / 49.93083; -119.52167
Area178 ha (440 acres)
Established1988
Visitors242,697 (in 2017-18)[2]
Governing bodyBC Parks
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Bear Creek Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada.[3] It is situated on the west side of the Okanagan Lake and is northwest of the city of Kelowna. It was established on April 19, 1981, and was expanded to its current size of 178 hectares (1.78 km2; 440 acres) on May 12, 1988.[4]

  1. ^ "Bear Creek Park". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  2. ^ "BC Parks 2017/18 Statistics Report" (PDF). bcparks.ca. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-14. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  3. ^ "Bear Creek Park". BC Geographical Names.
  4. ^ "Bear Creek Provincial Park". British Columbia, Ministry of Environment. Retrieved 16 October 2013.