Ten Mile Lake Provincial Park

Ten Mile Lake Provincial Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Reflections along the shores of Ten Mile Lake
Location within British Columbia
Location	Cariboo Land District, British Columbia, Canada
Nearest city	Quesnel, British Columbia
Coordinates	53°04′00″N 122°27′00″W
Area	343 ha (850 acres)
Established	1962
Operator	BC Parks
Website	https://bcparks.ca/explore/parkpgs/ten_mile/

A squirrel in a tree seen in the park, 2014

Ten Mile Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Cariboo Land District of British Columbia, Canada, ten miles (16 km) north of the city of Quesnel.^[1] The park is situated within the Fraser Plateau and Basin complex, in a transition area between the wetter Quesnel Highland to the east, and the dry Chilcotin Plateau to the west.^[2]

Canada geese on Ten Mile Lake, 2014

Ten Mile Lake Provincial Park is named after a Pacific Great Eastern Railway milepost placed in the area in the early 1900s.^[2]

References

1. "Ten Mile Lake Park". BC Geographical Names.
2. "Ten Mile Lake Provincial Park". Ministry of Environment, British Columbia. Retrieved 4 August 2019.