| Porcupine Meadows Provincial Park | |
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| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Nearest city | Kamloops |
| Coordinates | 50°59′01″N 120°32′10″W / 50.98361°N 120.53611°W |
| Area | 27.04 km2 (10.44 sq mi) |
| Established | April 30, 1996 |
| Governing body | BC Parks |
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Porcupine Meadows Provincial Park is a 2,704 hectare[1] provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located north of Tranquille Lake to the northwest of Kamloops. Its name is a direct translation of the Shuswap word for this area, "pisitsoolsia", named so for the numerous porcupine in the area.[2]
- ^ "Porcupine Meadows Provincial Park – British Columbia Travel and Adventure Vacations". britishcolumbia.com. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
- ^ Balf, Mary (1978). Why That Name? Place names of Kamloops district. Kamloops, BC: Kamloops Museum. p. 37.