| Adams Lake Provincial Park | |
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 Adams Lake seen from the park | |
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 Interactive map of Adams Lake Provincial Park | |
| Location | Kamloops Division Yale Land District, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nearest city | Kamloops, BC |
| Coordinates | 51°08′21″N119°36′32″W / 51.13917°N 119.60889°W /51.13917; -119.60889 |
| Area | 305 ha. (3.05 km²) |
| Established | January 8, 1988 |
| Governing body | BC Parks |
Adams Lake Provincial Park is aprovincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It encompasses three distinct parks:Adams Lake (Bush Creek Site) Provincial Park, Adams Lake Marine Provincial Park (Poplar Point Site), and Adams Lake Marine Provincial Park (Spillman Beach Site).
The parks are located east ofKamloops, and 30 kilometres north ofChase, or North of Kamloops and 48 kilometres east of Louis Creek. The closest communities, towns and cities to this park areScotch Creek,Sorrento,Salmon Arm, Barriere, Chase andKamloops.
The park protects beaches and shoreline on Adams Lake as well as mixed forests ofaspen,birch,willow,Douglas-fir andWestern redcedar. The area was established as a Recreation Area in 1988 and designated as a provincial park in 1997. The park is 56 hectares in size and is located on the southwestern shores of Adams Lake.
The park protects a portion of Adams Lake beach and an upland forest of Douglas-fir, Western redcedar andcottonwoods. Established April 30, 1996. The Park is 32 hectares in size and is located on the east side of Adams Lake, where Bugcamp Creek enters the lake.
The park encompasses beach frontage along Adams Lake and the lower portion of Spillman Creek. The park contains mixed Douglas-fir andLodgepole Pine forests, cottonwood, birch, and western red cedar. Spillman Creek contains wildrainbow trout with possible spawning habitat. Potentialsockeye salmon spawning habitat. Established April 30, 1996, the Park is 139 hectares in size and is located on the east side of Adams Lake.
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