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Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park

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Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park is one of the oldest provincial parks in British Columbia, established in 1922. The park has an area of 320.35 km2 (123.69 sq mi) and is located in the Selkirk Mountains in the West Kootenays region of BC. The park has three glaciers (Kokanee, Caribou, and Woodbury) that feed over 30 alpine lakes which are the headwaters of many creeks.

There are five access roads entering the park, which were developed as mining and forestry roads along the major drainages. The nearest towns are Nelson, Ainsworth, Kaslo and Slocan City (access is primarily from Nelson and Kaslo). Pierre Trudeau's youngest son, Michel, was killed in an avalanche in 1998 while skiing at the park.

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Introduction

Canadian provincial park Kokanee Glacier Provincial ParkIUCN category II (national park)Kokanee Glacier Provincial ParkLocation of Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park in British ColumbiaInteractive map of Kokanee Glacier Provincial ParkLocationCentral Kootenay, British Columbia, CanadaNearest cityNelson, British ColumbiaCoordinates49°47′00″N 117°10′00″W / 49.78333°N 117.16667°W / 49.78333; -117.16667Area32,035 ha (123.69 sq mi)Governing bodyBC ParksWebsitebcparks.ca/explore/parkpgs/kokanee_gl/ Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park is one of the oldest provincial parks in British Columbia, established in 1922. The park has an area of 320.35 km2 (123.69 sq mi) and is located in the Selkirk Mountains in the West Kootenays region of BC. The park has three glaciers (Kokanee, Caribou, and Woodbury) that feed over 30 alpine lakes which are the headwaters of many creeks. There are five access roads entering the park, which were developed as mining and forestry roads along the major drainages. The nearest towns are Nelson, Ainsworth, Kaslo and Slocan City (access is primarily from Nelson and Kaslo). Pierre Trudeau's youngest son, Michel, was killed in an avalanche in 1998 while skiing at the park.