Six Mile Hill Protected Area

About This Park

Six Mile Hill Protected Area is a small representation of dry interior grasslands and a combination Ponderosa pine/Douglas fir forest. This area is separated into two sections by the Trans Canada Highway. The larger section sits between the highway and Kamloops Lake. The second section rises from the highway over the slopes and hill tops.

Park Size: 151 hectares

Location and Maps

Six Mile Hill is located 34 km west of Kamloops on the southeast shore of Kamloops Lake. The Trans Canada Highway bisects the area into north and south sections. This area is accessed at a key highway rest stop facility east of Savona. Note that the highway rest stop is not to be considered as parking for recreational use of the protected area, as the volume of high-speed traffic going by makes access and egress difficult.

Nature and Culture

• History - The protected area was established in 2001 through recommendations from the Kamloops LRMP. It will be managed in accordance with the Management Direction Statement specific to this area.
• Cultural Heritage - This area is of spiritual significance to the Secwepemc Nation. The area protects a wintering mule deer habitat.
• Conservation - The higher elevations of the area contain old growth Ponderosa Pine. Much of the grasslands are still in a very natural condition. There is an interesting array of land formations from steep rock cliffs to hoodoos that were formed through erosion of peri-glacial lake deposits.
• Wildlife - This area protects important wintering mule deer habitat.

General Wildlife, Marine & Outdoor Ethics Information

Management Planning

Management Planning Information

• Online Management planning information for this park is not available at this time

Activities Available at this Park

Climbing

Hiking

Hunting