Yahk 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...

 located just south of Yahk, British Columbia

Yahk, British Columbia

Yahk is an unincorporated hamlet in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. Yahk Provincial Park borders the village to the south. Yahk is located on the Moyie River.CBC Television talk show The Hour taped a live episode in Yahk on February 9, 2006...

, 70 kilometres south of Cranbrook

Cranbrook, British Columbia

Cranbrook, British Columbia is a city in southeast British Columbia, located on the west side of the Kootenay River at its confluence with the St. Mary's River, It is the largest urban centre in the region known as the East Kootenay. As of 2006, Cranbrook's population is 18,267, and the...

, and 14.5 kilometres north of the U.S. and Canadian borders at Kingsgate

Kingsgate, British Columbia

Kingsgate is a port of entry in southeastern British Columbia, just north of the Canada-U.S. border at Eastport, Idaho.Kingsgate is on the Columbia Highway, BC 95, the north-south highway in the southeastern corner of the province, opened in 1957. The highway connects with U.S. Route 95, from...

 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

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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

Moyie River

The Moyie River is a tributary of the Kootenai River 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 the Kootenay River, which is tributary to the Columbia River.-Course:The Moyie River originates...

, 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.

External links

• Yahk Provincial Park