Stemwinder Provincial Park

Stemwinder Provincial Park
A river running through a pine tree forest
Panoramic view
A map showing the location of the park in British Columbia
A map showing the location of the park in British Columbia
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Nearest cityKeremeos
Coordinates49°22′15″N 120°08′11″W / 49.37083°N 120.13639°W / 49.37083; -120.13639
Area0.03 km2 (0.012 sq mi)
EstablishedMarch 6, 1956 (1956-03-06)
Governing bodyBC Parks
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Stemwinder Provincial Park is a provincial park located just west of Hedley in British Columbia, Canada.[1] The park is 4 hectares (9.9 acres) in size, and provides public access to the Similkameen River.[2]

Documented archaeological sites in the form of rock artifacts and depressions of former pit houses, so-called "pithouses", of the Similkameen (a group of the Okanagan) indicate an early settlement by First Nations and suggest a trading camp here.[3]

  1. ^ "Stemwinder Park". BC Geographical Names.
  2. ^ "Stemwinder Provincial Park". British Columbia, Ministry of Environment. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  3. ^ "Stemwinder Provincial Park - Purpose Statement and Zoning Plan" (PDF). British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks. February 2003. Retrieved 2020-10-16.