Lac La Hache Provincial Park
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Lac La Hache Provincial Park
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| location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
| surface | 28 ha | |
| WDPA ID | 101732 | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 52 ' N , 121 ° 38' W | |
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| Setup date | March 16, 1956 | |
| administration | BC parks | |
The Lac La Hache Provincial Park is one of only 28 hectares (ha) of large Provincial Park in the center of the Canadian province of British Columbia . The park is located on Highway 97 , about 34 miles south of Williams Lake and is part of the Cariboo Regional District . The closest settlement is 13 kilometers south of Lac La Hache , a settlement with around 240 inhabitants.
investment
The park is located on the Chilcotin Plateau . It borders Lac La Hache to the south , while most of the park is north of Highway 97. In the southern part of the park there is a parking lot in addition to the lake access and the picnic area, while the campsite is located in the park part north of the highway.
The park is a category II protected area ( national park ).
history
The further development of the area by Europeans took place during the Cariboo gold rush at the end of the 19th century. At that time, the Cariboo Road (also called Cariboo Wagon Road or Great North Road ) ran here , the course of which now follows Highway 97 in part. The park itself, along with 24 other parks, was established on March 13, 1956. Over time, most recently in 2004, the park boundaries were redefined. With the new park boundaries, the park was enlarged to its current area of 28 hectares. The park also includes part of the lake.
However, as is true in almost all provincial parks in British Columbia for this that he - long before the area of immigrants settled or part of the park was - hunting and fishing territory of different strains of the First Nations , here the Tsilhqot'in and Secwepemc was . Remnants of what are known as “pit houses”, a kind of pit house , can also be found in the area.
Flora and fauna
British Columbia's ecosystem is divided into different biogeoclimatic zones using the Biogeoclimatic Ecological Classification (BEC) Zoning System . These biogeoclimatic zones are characterized by a fundamentally identical or very similar climate and the same or very similar biological and geological conditions. This results in a very similar population of plants and animals in the respective zones. Within the British Columbia ecosystem, the park area of the Dry Cool Subzone (IDFdk3) is assigned to the Interior Douglas-fir Zone .
activities
The park has a campsite with 83 spaces, some of which can be reserved, for tents and mobile homes. He also has simple sanitary facilities. Because of its boat ramps, it is often used by water sports enthusiasts.
Web links
- Lac La Hache Provincial Park . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- Lac La Hache Provincial Park . In: English language website of the park at BC Parks
- Information park on britishcolumbia.com (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Database on Protected Areas - Lac La Hache Park (English)
- ↑ Biogeoclimatic Zones of British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations , accessed January 31, 2017 .
- ^ Lac La Hache Provincial Park - Purpose Statement and Zoning Plan. (PDF; 122.99 KB) British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks , February 2003, accessed on January 31, 2017 .
- ^ Ecosystems of British Columbia. (PDF; 10.31 MB) British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, February 1991, accessed on January 31, 2017 .