Snowy Protected Area

• As of January 30, 2009 - A digital camera was found in the park in one of the South Slopes cabins. If you have lost your camera, please call the BC Parks Penticton office at 250-490-8200 to claim it.

Park Info

Snowy Protected Area was established on April 18, 2001, to provide increased representation of the Okanagan Ranges ecosection. The area also protects a wide range of vegetation and wildlife from dry grassland valleys to extensive alpine meadows and supports a provincially significant herd of California bighorn sheep.

This is a remote area with no facilities.

Park Size: 25,889 hectares

General Visitor Information

General Visitor Safety Information (park safety, hazards, wildlife safety information, health risks)

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Location

• Location Map

30 km southwest of Keremeos. The best place to access the Protected Area is from the Ewart Creek Trail head in Cathedral Park. To get to this trail head you turn left on the Ewart Creek Road off the Ashnola Road at about 5 km, cross over the Ashnola River and follow the road to the end. The trail leads from there, crosses over Ewart Creek and heads south on its eastern bank. The trail crosses back over the creek and then branches. Go left which takes you onto the south slopes of the protected area. There is no trail map available of the area but this trail does lead up above tree line. Remember this is pure wilderness with no facilities.

Nature & Culture

• Conservation - The area protects habitat representative of the Okanagan Range Ecosection, the northern extension of a landscape more common in Washington State. Present in the area are old growth forests, extensive Engelmann Spruce-Subalpine Fir grasslands and alpine wetlands and lakes. The entire Ewart Creek Watershed is protected.
• Wildlife - The primary consideration of the protected area is the provincially significant California bighorn sheep herd. The species is blue listed in the province and the protected area contains important winter range and lambing grounds. Other rare wildlife found in the protected area includes: blue listed Grizzly bear, Cascade mantled ground squirrel, Fringed myotis, Spotted bat and Townsend’s bat, and the red listed badger and Pallid bat. Birds found in the area include the blue listed Sandhill crane and Canyon wren and two red listed falcons, the Peregrine falcon and the Prairie falcon.
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Management Planning

Management Planning Information

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

Activities Available At This Park

		Fishing

		Hiking

		Horseback Riding

		Hunting

		Pets on Leash

Facilities Available At This Park

		Cabins / Huts / Yurts

		Walk-In/Wilderness Camping