Goldpan Provincial Park
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Goldpan Provincial Park
IUCN Category VI - Protected Area with Sustainable use of Natural Resources |
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| location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
| surface | 5 ha | |
| WDPA ID | 65210 | |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 21 ' N , 121 ° 23' W | |
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| Setup date | March 16, 1956 | |
| administration | BC parks | |
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The Goldpan Provincial Park is a 5-hectare Provincial Park in the Canadian province of British Columbia . It is on the south bank of the Thompson River , about 17 miles west of Lytton and about 9 kilometers east of Spences Bridge on Highway 1 . The park is in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District .
investment
The very small park is located directly on the banks of the Thompson River, which here forms the northern edge of the Thompson Plateau , and is bordered on the other side by Highway 1 and a main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway , while on the other side of the Thompson River one Main line of the Canadian National Railway runs. The park then stretches between these boundaries with a narrow width.
The park is a category VI protected area ( resource protection area ).
history
As with almost all provincial parks in British Columbia, this one too was the hunting and fishing area of various First Nations tribes , mainly the Yale and the Nlaka'pamux , long before the area was settled by immigrants or became part of a park .
The small park was set up in 1956 as campsites were being set up along the Trans-Canada Highway.
Flora and fauna
The weather in this area is very dry, with very warm and dry summers and moderate temperatures in winter. The flora and fauna of the area correspond to the semi-arid climate . In addition to various Opuntia such as the Opuntia fragilis , mainly shrubs and bushes such as the sagebrush or the Ruthenian brine grow here . The park area is only very thinly overgrown with trees. In addition to various trees that can tolerate the desert-like climate, the yellow pine, which is rather untypical for this climate, also grows here .
Due to the small size of the park and the prevailing climate, mainly small rodents and small mammals can be found here, and occasionally the Pacific rattlesnake as their hunter .
Various salmon fish are found in the Thompson River (both in the form of freshwater fish as well as anadromous migratory fish ), for example the rainbow trout and the steelhead trout .
activities
The park does not offer any special tourist attractions. Only the Thompson River is ideal for fishing.
In addition to a picnic area, the park has 14 (non-reservable) parking spaces for campers and tents and has a very simply equipped sanitary facility.
Web links
- Goldpan Provincial Park . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- Goldpan Provincial Park . In: English language website of the park at BC Parks
- Information to the park on britishcolumbia.com (Engl.)