Coquihalla River Provincial Park is a

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, located north of the town of

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on BC Highway 5 adjacent to the

Coquihalla River The Coquihalla River (originally or more recently and popularly ) is a tributary of the Fraser River in the Cascade Mountains of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It originates in the Coquihalla Lakes and empties into the Fraser River at ...

. The park was established as the Coquihalla River Recreation Area in 1986, comprising approximately . It was upgraded in full provincial park status in 1999 but not fully upgraded by statute until 2000. Its area is now approximately .BC Names/GeoBC entry "Coquihalla River Park"
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Provincial parks of British Columbia Lower Mainland Canadian Cascades 1986 establishments in British Columbia Protected areas established in 1986 {{BritishColumbia-park-stub