Nimpkish Lake Provincial Park

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Nimpkish Lake Provincial Park
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Location British Columbia, Canada
Nearest city Port McNeill
Coordinates 50°20′19″N127°00′00″W / 50.33861°N 127.00000°W / 50.33861; -127.00000
Area39.49 km2 (15.25 sq mi)
EstablishedJuly 13, 1995 (1995-07-13)
Governing body BC Parks
Nimpkish Lake Provincial Park

Nimpkish Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park on northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada on Vancouver Island. The park is 3,949 ha. in area and was established on 1995. [1] It is 32 km south of Port McNeill and on the southwest side of Nimpkish Lake. Primary access is by boat launch, though radio-controlled logging roads lead to the edge of the park. Western Forest Products in Woss, British Columbia should be contacted for road advisories. The park is in the traditional territory of the Namgis First Nation. [2]

The M/V Nimpkish in the BC Ferries fleet is named after the lake.[ citation needed ]

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