Cathedral Provincial Park and Protected Area

Cathedral Provincial Park and Protected Area in southern British Columbia protects a high-country landscape in the Ashnola River basin of the Okanagan Range, known for sub-alpine lakes, ridges, jagged peaks, old-growth forest, and unusual rock formations shaped by erosion, volcanism, tectonic forces, and glacial retreat. The area, long used by Nlaka'pamux and Syilx peoples for seasonal hunting and foraging, later saw tourism, cabins, rough travel routes, and logging. Established in 1968 and later greatly expanded, it now includes the adjacent Snowy Protected Area. Today it is managed for recreation and conservation, while habitat damage, wildfire, and climate change remain ongoing concerns.

British Columbia · Canada