Sw̓iw̓s Park

Sw̓iw̓s Park occupies a narrow spit on the western shore of Osoyoos Lake near the Canada–US border in southern British Columbia. Established in 1939, it was long known as Haynes Point Park before its ancestral Okanagan name was restored in 2015 and 2016. In Nsyilxcən, sẁiẁs means “narrowing of the waters,” reflecting a place shallow enough to cross on foot or by horse. Within the traditional territory of the Osoyoos Indian Band, the site holds deep Indigenous history, with archaeological evidence of lakeside life, trade, and burial reaching back thousands of years. Today it is jointly managed to protect both heritage and sensitive ecosystems.

British Columbia · Canada