Goat Range Provincial Park

Goat Range Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada.

Goat Range Provincial Park
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)[1]
Location of British Columbia
LocationCentral Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates50°17′00″N 117°17′00″W
Area79,124 ha (305.50 sq mi)
EstablishedJuly 12, 1995
Governing bodyBC Parks
WebsiteGoat Range Provincial Park

The park was established to protect unique species such as the (protected) Gerrard Rainbow Trout (the largest in the world-up to 50 lb) and the distinct color group of "White Grizzly" for which some hoped the park would be named. There are no facilities in this wilderness park, other than rudimentary trails and backcountry campsites. The park is 879.47 km2 in size, is located between Slocan Lake (S) and Trout Lake (N), bordering Kootenay Lake The regions surrounding the park are known for its mining ghost towns from the days of the "Silvery Slocan" silver and galena rush to its south and also in the Lardeau country around Trout Lake and the north end of the Arrow Lakes.

References

  1. "Protected Planet | Goat Range Park". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.