Kokanee Creek Provincial Park is a

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on the west shore of

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in the

West Kootenay The Kootenays or Kootenay ( ) is a region of southeastern British Columbia. It takes its name from the Kootenay River, which in turn was named for the Kutenai First Nations people. Boundaries The Kootenays are more or less defined by the Kootenay ...

region of southeastern

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. Highway 3A bisects the park east of

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. Established as a BC Provincial Park in 1955, it encompasses 260 hectares of sandy beaches,

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, and

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. Kitto (or Kitto's, or Kittos) Landing was formerly at this location. Believed to be named after Henry Richard Kitto, who farmed the land from 1910, a government wharf existed by 1912. The Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co. hauled ore from its Molly Gibson mine to this landing. During the 1920s, the place fell into obscurity.

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West Kootenay EcoSociety - Kokanee Creek Visitor Centre
Provincial parks of British Columbia West Kootenay 1955 establishments in British Columbia Protected areas established in 1955 {{BritishColumbia-park-stub

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