Sasquatch Provincial Park
IUCN category II (national park)[1]
Deer Lake
Location in British Columbia Show map of British Columbia Location in Fraser Valley Regional District Show map of Fraser Valley Regional District
Location	Kent, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates	49°21′00″N 121°42′00″W / 49.35000°N 121.70000°W / 49.35000; -121.70000
Area	1,217 ha (4.70 sq mi)
Established	May 2, 1968
Governing body	BC Parks
Website	bcparks.ca/sasquatch-park/

Sasquatch Provincial Park is a provincial park in Kent, British Columbia, Canada.

History

The park was established 1968, in its present condition. It actually began in 1959 as a 20 hectare inland fjord called Green Point Park, which was expanded into a picnicking area in 1960. Eight years later the park was expanded greatly and renamed. It was named after Sasquatch (a Halkomelem Salish word), the cryptid said to be endemic to the area.^[2]

Geography

The park is 1217 hectares in size. It is characterized by a series of pocket lakes, a unique second-growth and birch forest, and scenic mountain ridges.

The park is located in the District of Kent, 6 kilometres north of Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia.

Conservation

• Wildlife: tailed frogs, beavers, mountain goats, bears, deer, elk, northern rubber boa, and northern alligator lizard.
• Fish: sturgeon, smelt, rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, brook char, salmon, catfish, and stickleback
• Birds: bald eagles, woodpeckers, warblers, Ruffed Grouse, barred owl, and vireos
• Insect: black petaltail dragonfly

Recreation

The following recreational activities are available: vehicle accessible camping, picnicking, hiking, interpretive walks, swimming, canoeing, kayaking, motorised boating, fishing, windsurfing, and waterskiing.