Juniper Beach Provincial Park
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Juniper Beach Provincial Park
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 The Thompson River a few miles west of the park |
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| location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
| surface | 248 ha | |
| WDPA ID | 67044 | |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 47 ′ N , 121 ° 5 ′ W | |
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| Setup date | June 15, 1989 | |
| administration | BC parks | |
The Juniper Beach Provincial Park is a 248 hectare (ha) large Provincial Park in the Canadian province of British Columbia . The park is about 20 kilometers west of Cache Creek on Highway 1 , which is the southern route of the Trans-Canada Highway here . The park is located in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District . The climate in the area is semi-arid , meaning that it is hot and dry. The flora and fauna correspond to the climate. The area is dominated by dry grass and cacti ( opuntia ) and the Pacific rattlesnake .
investment
The small park, located on the Interior Plateau , is mostly located between the Thompson River in the south and Highway 1 in the north. In addition to the highway, a Canadian National Railway also runs through the park. It also largely encloses a First Nations reserve .
The park is an IUCN Category II ( National Park ) protected area .
history
The park was established in 1989 and had a size of 260 hectares when it was established. With a change in the law and a new demarcation in 2010, the park was reduced to its current size of 248 hectares.
As with almost all provincial parks in British Columbia, this one too - long before the area was settled by immigrants or became part of a park - was the settlement area of various First Nations tribes, here the Nlaka'pamux or the Secwepemc . Of these there are also so-called “kikuli”, a kind of pit house , in the park.
activities
The park has 32 (partially reservable) parking spaces for mobile homes and tents and has simple sanitary facilities.
Neighboring parks
The closest Provincial Park, heading east, along Highway 1, is Steelhead Provincial Park . To the west is Arrowstone Provincial Park at Cache Creek .
See also
Web links
- Juniper Beach Provincial Park . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- Juniper Beach Provincial Park . In: Park's website at BC Parks (English)
- Information about the park on britishcolumbia.com (English)