Goldpan Provincial Park

IUCN Category VI - Protected Area with Sustainable Use of Natural Resources

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The Goldpan Provincial Park is a 5 -hectare Provincial Park in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It lies on the south bank of the Thompson River, about 27 kilometers west of Lytton and about 9 kilometers east of Spences Bridge on Highway 1 The park is located in the Thompson - Nicola Regional District.

Plant

The very small park is located directly on the banks of the Thompson River, which forms the northern edge of the Thompson Plateau here, and to the other side bounded by Highway 1 and a main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway, while on the other side of the Thompson River main line of the Canadian National Railway runs. The park then contracts with small width between these limits there. In the park is a protected area category VI ( Managed Resource Protected Area ).

History

As with almost all provincial parks in British Columbia also applies to this, he long before the area populated by immigrants or she was part of a park, hunting and fishing territory of different tribes of First Nations, primarily at Yale and the Nlaka'pamux was.

The small park was established in 1956, as it was then set up this tent sites along the Trans - Canada Highway.

Flora and Fauna

The weather in this area is very dry, with very hot and dry summers and moderate winter temperatures. According to the semi-arid climate is also the flora and fauna of the area. In addition to various cacti like Opuntia fragilis, grown here mainly shrubs and bushes such as the sagebrush or salt Ruthe African herb. With trees, the park area is covered only very thin. In addition to various trees tolerate the desert-like climate, is also growing rather atypical for this climate ponderosa pine here.

Due to the small size of the park and the prevailing climate here consists mostly small rodents and small mammals and their hunters as separates the Pacific rattlesnake. In the Thompson River various salmonids occur ( in both shape freshwater fish as well as anadromous migratory fish), such as the rainbow trout or steelhead trout.

Activities

Special tourist attractions, the park no. Only the Thompson River is ideal for fishing.

In addition to a picnic area, the park has 14 (not reservable ) pitches for caravans and tents and has a very simple but sanitary facilities.