Arrowstone Provincial Park

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Arrowstone Provincial Park
Location Yale Land District, British Columbia, Canada
Nearest city Cache Creek, BC
Coordinates 50°53′01″N121°16′49″W / 50.88361°N 121.28028°W / 50.88361; -121.28028
Area6175 ha. (61.75 km²)
Established 30 April, 1996
Governing body Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Arrowstone Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Thompson Country of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, located to the northeast of the town of Cache Creek. The park was established by Order-in-Council in 1996 with an area of 6203 hectares. In 2000 its boundaries were slightly reduced, such that its area is now 6175 hectares. [1]

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The park protects part of the area of the Arrowstone Hills, a dryland forest wilderness also notable for its collection of hoodoos. The name derives from the occurrence in the area of a type of basalt used in the making of arrowheads. [2]

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References

  1. "Arrowstone Park". BC Geographical Names.
  2. "BC Parks website "Arrowstone Provincial Park"". Archived from the original on 2008-06-05. Retrieved 2008-06-13.

Coordinates: 50°53′N121°16′W / 50.883°N 121.267°W / 50.883; -121.267 (Arrowstone Provincial Park)