Adams Lake Provincial Park is a
provincial park in
British Columbia,
Canada. It encompasses three distinct parks:
Adams Lake (
Bush Creek
Adams Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It encompasses three distinct parks: Adams Lake (Bush Creek Site) Provincial Park, Adams Lake Marine Provincial Park (Poplar Point Site), and Adams Lake Marine Provinci ...
Site) Provincial Park, Adams Lake Marine Provincial Park (Poplar Point Site), and Adams Lake Marine Provincial Park (Spillman Beach Site).
The parks are located east of
Kamloops
Kamloops ( ) is a city in south-central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the South flowing North Thompson River and the West flowing Thompson River, east of Kamloops Lake. It is located in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, w ...
, and 30 kilometres north of
Chase, or North of Kamloops and 48 kilometres east of Louis Creek. The closest communities, towns and cities to this park are
Scotch Creek,
Sorrento,
Salmon Arm, Barriere, Chase and
Kamloops
Kamloops ( ) is a city in south-central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the South flowing North Thompson River and the West flowing Thompson River, east of Kamloops Lake. It is located in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, w ...
.
Adams Lake Provincial Park (Bush Creek Site)
The park protects beaches and shoreline on Adams Lake as well as mixed forests of
aspen,
birch,
willow,
Douglas-fir and
Western redcedar. The area was established as a Recreation Area in 1988 and designated as a provincial park in 1997. The park is 56 hectares in size and is located on the southwestern shores of Adams Lake.
Adams Lake Marine Provincial Park (Poplar Point Site)
The park protects a portion of Adams Lake beach and an upland forest of Douglas-fir, Western redcedar and
cottonwoods. Established April 30, 1996. The Park is 32 hectares in size and is located on the east side of Adams Lake, where Bugcamp Creek enters the lake.
Adams Lake Marine Provincial Park (Spillman Beach Site)
The park encompasses beach frontage along Adams Lake and the lower portion of Spillman Creek. The park contains mixed Douglas-fir and
Lodgepole Pine forests, cottonwood, birch, and western red cedar. Spillman Creek contains wild
rainbow trout
The rainbow trout (''Oncorhynchus mykiss'') is a species of trout native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America. The steelhead (sometimes called "steelhead trout") is an anadromous (sea-run) form of the coasta ...
with possible spawning habitat. Potential
sockeye salmon
The sockeye salmon (''Oncorhynchus nerka''), also called red salmon, kokanee salmon, blueback salmon, or simply sockeye, is an anadromous species of salmon found in the Northern Pacific Ocean and rivers discharging into it. This species is a P ...
spawning habitat. Established April 30, 1996, the Park is 139 hectares in size and is located on the east side of Adams Lake.
See also
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List of British Columbia Provincial Parks
External links
Adams Lake Provincial Park (Bush Creek Site)
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Provincial parks of British Columbia
Parks in the Shuswap Country
1997 establishments in British Columbia
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