Sun-Oka Beach Provincial Park

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Sun-Oka Beach
Mouth of Trout Creek during winter
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Location within British Columbia
Location British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates 49°34′02″N119°38′13″W / 49.56722°N 119.63694°W / 49.56722; -119.63694 Coordinates: 49°34′02″N119°38′13″W / 49.56722°N 119.63694°W / 49.56722; -119.63694
Area30 ha (74 acres)
Established1969
Operator BC Parks

Sun-Oka Beach Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Established as Claybanks Beach Park in 1969, [2] the park covers a total area of 30 hectares, the park also conserves 558m of shoreline and 100m of Okanagan Lake foreshore. [3]

Conservation

A small portion of rare old growth cottonwood riparian habitat adjacent to Trout Creek is protected. The cottonwoods and associated wetland thickets provide food and shelter for a variety of birds, insects and small mammals. Birds seen in the area include the northern oriole, warbling vireos and the Lewis's woodpecker. [3]

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References

  1. "Sun-Oka Beach Park". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  2. "Sun-Oka Beach Park". BC Geographical Names .
  3. 1 2 "Sun-Oka Beach Provincial Park". British Columbia, Ministry of Environment. Retrieved 2015-02-10.