| Sasquatch Provincial Park | |
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Deer Lake | |
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| Location | Kent,British Columbia,Canada |
| Coordinates | 49°21′00″N121°42′00″W / 49.35000°N 121.70000°W /49.35000; -121.70000 |
| Area | 1,217 ha (4.70 sq mi) |
| Established | May 2, 1968 |
| Governing body | BC Parks |
| Website | bcparks |
Sasquatch Provincial Park is aprovincial park inKent, British Columbia,Canada.
The park was established 1968, in its present condition. It actually began in 1959 as a 20 hectare inland fjord called Green Point Park, which was expanded into a picnicking area in 1960. Eight years later the park was expanded greatly and renamed. It was named afterSasquatch (aHalkomelem Salish word), thecryptid said to be endemic to the area.[2]
The park is 1217 hectares in size. It is characterized by a series of pocket lakes, a unique second-growth and birch forest, and scenic mountain ridges.
The park is located in the District of Kent, 6 kilometres north ofHarrison Hot Springs, British Columbia.
The following recreational activities are available: vehicle accessible camping, picnicking, hiking, interpretive walks, swimming, canoeing, kayaking, motorised boating, fishing, windsurfing, and waterskiing.
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