Andy Bailey Provincial Park is a provincial park

Provincial park

A provincial park is a park under the management of a provincial or territorial government in Canada.While provincial parks are not the same as national parks, their workings are very similar...

 in British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, located 28 kilometres southeast of Fort Nelson, British Columbia

Fort Nelson, British Columbia

Fort Nelson is a town of approximately 5000 residents in British Columbia's northeastern corner. It is the administrative centre of the newly formed Northern Rockies Regional Municipality, a first for BC. The majority of Fort Nelson's economic activities have historically been concentrated in the...

. The park is 196 hectares in size and aims to protect black and white spruce forests, moose, beavers, foxes and songbirds.

Name origin

Andy Bailey Lake is named after a Fort Nelson area pioneer who cut the initial trail into the lake and later built road access. As well, Mr. Bailey was a very prominent volunteer in the Fort Nelson community. His home town is Belmond, Iowa

Belmond, Iowa

-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 2,376 in the county, with a population density of . There were 1,197 housing units, of which 1047 were occupied.-2000 census:...

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External links

• Andy Bailey Provincial Park