Nimpkish Lake Provincial Park is a

provincial park Ischigualasto Provincial Park A provincial park (or territorial park) is a park administered by one of the provinces of a country, as opposed to a national park. They are similar to state parks in other countries. They are typically open to the ...

on northern

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. The park is 3,949 ha. in area and was established on 1995. It is 32 km south of

Port McNeill Port McNeill is a town in the North Island region of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada with a population of 2,356 (2021). Located on Vancouver Island's north-east shore on Queen Charlotte Strait, it was originally a base camp for logger ...

and on the southwest side of

Nimpkish Lake Nimpkish Lake is a lake on in the Northern Vancouver Island region of British Columbia, Canada. It is the location of Nimpkish Lake Provincial Park and is 32 km south of Port McNeill. The lake is in the traditional territory of the Namgis ...

. Primary access is by boat launch, though radio-controlled logging roads lead to the edge of the park.

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Woss, British Columbia Woss, also commonly known as Woss Lake after the nearby lake of the same name, is a small village in the Nimpkish Valley, located southeast of Port McNeill and north of Campbell River on Highway 19, in northeastern Vancouver Island, British C ...

should be contacted for road advisories. The park is in the traditional territory of the Namgis First Nation.BC Parks information page "Nimpkish Lake Provincial Park"
/ref> The M/V ''Nimpkish'' in the

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fleet is named after the lake.

References

Provincial parks of British Columbia Northern Vancouver Island 1995 establishments in British Columbia Protected areas established in 1995 {{BritishColumbia-park-stub

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