Arrowstone Provincial Park

Arrowstone Provincial Park
LocationYale Land District, British Columbia, Canada
Nearest cityCache Creek, BC
Coordinates50°53′01″N 121°16′49″W / 50.88361°N 121.28028°W / 50.88361; -121.28028
Area6175 ha. (61.75 km²)
Established30 April, 1996
Governing bodyMaryland Department of Natural Resources
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Arrowstone Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Thompson Country of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, located to the northeast of the town of Cache Creek. The park was established by Order-in-Council in 1996 with an area of 6203 hectares. In 2000 its boundaries were slightly reduced, such that its area is now 6175 hectares.[1]

The park protects part of the area of the Arrowstone Hills, a dryland forest wilderness also notable for its collection of hoodoos. The name derives from the occurrence in the area of a type of basalt used in the making of arrowheads.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Arrowstone Park". BC Geographical Names.
  2. ^ "BC Parks website "Arrowstone Provincial Park"". Archived from the original on 2008-06-05. Retrieved 2008-06-13.

50°53′N 121°16′W / 50.883°N 121.267°W / 50.883; -121.267 (Arrowstone Provincial Park)


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