Walloper Lake Provincial Park

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Walloper Lake Provincial Park
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Location British Columbia, Canada
Nearest city Kamloops
Coordinates 50°29′01″N120°32′17″W / 50.48361°N 120.53806°W / 50.48361; -120.53806
Area0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
EstablishedSeptember 4, 1987 (1987-09-04)
Governing body BC Parks

Walloper Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Walloper lake is a small lake located on the Trans-Canada Highway, 38 km from the city of Kamloops.

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Facilities

The park is a day use lake side facility and is equipped with a boat launch and a recently extended pier.

Fishing

The lake is known as a family fishing lake because of the readily catchable fish. The fish caught in Walloper lake spawn in a small creek on the south side of the lake. They vary in size from very small to three pounds.

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Coordinates: 50°28′50″N120°32′10″W / 50.48056°N 120.53611°W / 50.48056; -120.53611