Okanagan Lake Provincial Park

Okanagan Lake Provincial Park in British Columbia, established in 1955 on the shore of Okanagan Lake, is a small protected area of 98 hectares with strikingly varied terrain. Its lower ground is mainly dry grassland, while upper slopes support open forest of ponderosa pine and Douglas fir, with wildflowers such as chocolate lily and Columbia lily. Soon after the park was created, thousands of non-native trees were planted on barren slopes, later forming habitat between the highway and the lake. The park is especially known for abundant wildlife, including Columbian ground squirrels, gopher snakes, bats, western toads, western painted turtles, and a wide variety of birds.

British Columbia · Canada