Steelhead Provincial Park
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Steelhead 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 t ...
in
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, located at the west end of
Kamloops Lake Kamloops Lake in British Columbia, Canada is situated on the Thompson River just west of Kamloops. The lake is 1.6 km wide, 29 km long, and up to 152 m deep. In prehistoric time, the lake was much longer, perhaps 20x, with adjacent silt ...
near the town of Savona. Established in 1995, Steelhead (Sk'emqin) Provincial Park is located on land that holds significant archeological value. The site had been used by the Secwepemc people for 7,000 to 10,000 year and in more recent history, was the site of pioneer homestead, ferry landing, stagecoach depot. A few historical buildings and a cemetery can still be found within the park boundaries.


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* {{coord, 50, 45, 10, N, 120, 52, 05, W, display=title Provincial parks of British Columbia Thompson Country Protected areas established in 1993 1993 establishments in British Columbia