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| Kentucky Alleyne Provincial Park | |
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| Coordinates | 49°55′00″N120°34′15″W / 49.9167°N 120.5708°W Coordinates: 49°55′00″N120°34′15″W / 49.9167°N 120.5708°W |
| Area | 190 ha (470 acres) |
| Designation | Provincial park |
| Created | March 5, 1981 |
| Website | www |
Kentucky Alleyne Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia. The park is located 38 kilometres south of Merritt, British Columbia.
The park was established March 5, 1981. The park is nearly surrounded by the 115-year-old Douglas Lake Ranch, Canada's largest cattle ranch.
The park is 190 hectares in size. Several kettle lakes, eskers and fluvial outwash deposits are solid evidence of the glacial activity that formed the landscape. Rolling grasslands and dry open forest with some large, mature Douglas fir and Ponderosa pine surround the sparkling turquoise waters of Kentucky Lake and Alleyne Lake.
The park features 58 vehicle-accessible campsites and 1 group campsite.
The following recreational activities are available: vehicle accessible camping, motorized boating, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing (the lakes are stocked with rainbow trout).
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