Inkaneep Provincial Park | |
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![]() Okanagan River at Inkaneep Provincial Park swelled with the snowmelt of 2017 | |
Location | Canada |
Coordinates | 49°13′35″N 119°32′30″W / 49.22639°N 119.54167°W / 49.22639; -119.54167 |
Area | 20.5 ha (51 acres) |
Established | 16 March 1956 |
Inkaneep Provincial Park is a provincial park near Oliver, British Columbia, Canada, located just south of the town of Okanagan Falls.[2] The park contributes to the protection of critical riparian values on the Okanagan River. The park is popular with naturalists, particularly bird-watchers. First Nations have identified the river and riparian area of the park as very important contributor to the long-term viability of the Okanagan River salmon run.
The park's current primary purpose is to protect riparian habitat along the Okanagan River. The park consists of 2 separate areas:[3]
Park users should use caution when hiking around this park; poison ivy is abundant in this area.
Inkaneep Provincial Park has important conservation values including: Lewis' woodpecker and sockeye salmon habitat,and yellow breasted chat, three-awn grass, old growth black cottonwood and antelope brush, one of the four most endangered ecosystems in Canada.[4]