Misplaced Pages

Bamberton Provincial Park

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Canadian provincial park
Bamberton Provincial Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Map showing the location of Bamberton Provincial ParkMap showing the location of Bamberton Provincial ParkLocation on Vancouver IslandShow map of Vancouver IslandMap showing the location of Bamberton Provincial ParkMap showing the location of Bamberton Provincial ParkLocation in British ColumbiaShow map of British ColumbiaMap showing the location of Bamberton Provincial ParkMap showing the location of Bamberton Provincial ParkLocation in Cowichan Valley Regional DistrictShow map of Cowichan Valley Regional District
LocationVancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Nearest cityMill Bay
Coordinates48°36′23″N 123°31′41″W / 48.60639°N 123.52806°W / 48.60639; -123.52806 (Bamberton Provincial Park)
Area28 ha (69 acres)
Established28 March 1960
Governing bodyBC Parks
WebsiteBamberton Provincial Park

Bamberton Provincial Park is a provincial park located in Mill Bay, British Columbia, Canada. The park area consists of a beach that borders on Saanich Inlet, and is connected to a camping area by several trails. The traditional name of the beach is qʷələs in the Saanich dialect. It shares its name with the now abandoned company town of Bamberton.

The park was established by Order-in-Council in 1960, with an area of approximately 68.94 hectares (170.4 acres). It was reduced in size in 2004 to 28 hectares (69 acres).

References

  1. "Protected Planet | Bamberton Park". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  2. "SENĆOŦEN Word List Place names". SENĆOŦEN Classified Word List. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  3. "Bamberton Park". BC Geographical Names.
Protected areas of British Columbia
CRHP
Alberni-Clayoquot RD
BC Coast
Capital RD
Kootenay RD
Columbia-Shuswap RD
Comox Valley RD
Cowichan Valley RD
East Kootenay RD
Fraser Valley RD
Kootenay Boundary RD
Nanaimo RD
New Westminster
North Okanagan RD
North Shore
Northern/Central BC Interior
Okanagan-Similkameen RD
Squamish-Lillooet RD
Strathcona RD
Surrey
Thompson-Nicola RD
Vancouver
Victoria
International Recognition
World Heritage Sites
Biosphere Reserves
National Parks and affiliated areas
National Parks
Marine Conservation Areas
National Historic Sites
National Wildlife Areas
National Wildlife Areas
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries
Marine Protected Areas
Marine Protected Areas
Marine Refuges
Provincial Parks and affiliated areas
Parks
Alberni-Clayoquot RD
Bulkley-Nechako RD
Capital RD
Cariboo RD
Central Coast RD
Central Kootenay RD
Central Okanagan RD
Columbia-Shuswap RD
Comox Valley RD
Cowichan Valley RD
East Kootenay RD
Fraser-Fort George RD
Fraser Valley RD
Kitimat-Stikine RD
Kootenay Boundary RD
Metro Vancouver RD
Mount Waddington RD
Nanaimo RD
North Coast RD
North Okanagan RD
Northern Rockies RM
Okanagan-Similkameen RD
Peace River RD
qathet RD
Squamish-Lillooet RD
Stikine Region
Strathcona RD
Sunshine Coast RD
Thompson-Nicola RD
Conservancies
Ecological reserves
Protected areas
Recreation areas
Wildlife Management Areas
Regional Parks
Other
Stub icon

This British Columbia protected areas related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: