Yahk Provincial Park is a

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located just south of

Yahk, British Columbia Yahk is an unincorporated hamlet in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, just north of the Canada-U.S. border. Yahk Provincial Park borders the village to the south. Yahk is located on the Moyie River. CBC Television talk show '' The Hour' ...

, 70 kilometres south of Cranbrook, and 14.5 kilometres north of the

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at Kingsgate in

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History

The park was established 1956. The area was once a major supplier of railroad ties for the Canadian Pacific Railway. The park serves as both an introduction to British Columbia for tourists entering from the United States and a scenic day use area and camping location for travelers following the southern trans-provincial highway.

Conservation

The park aims to protect a short scenic section of the

Moyie River The Moyie River is a long tributary of the Kootenai River (spelled Kootenay River in Canada) in the U.S. state of Idaho and the Canadian province of British Columbia. The Moyie River is part of the Columbia River basin, being a tributary of t ...

, though the primary purpose for the park is to provide camping and picnicking opportunities for the travelling public.

Recreation

The park provides vehicle accessible camping, picnicking, and fishing opportunities for the travelling public. There is also the opportunity of hiking an abandoned railway grade which borders the park.

References

External links

Yahk Provincial Park
{{British Columbia parks Provincial parks of British Columbia East Kootenay