Sasquatch Provincial Park, Provincial park in Kent, British Columbia, Canada
Sasquatch Provincial Park is a 1,217-hectare provincial park in the District of Kent, 6 km north of Harrison Hot Springs. It is built around three pocket lakes—Hicks, Deer and Trout—set among second-growth birch forest and mountain ridges. The park began as the 20-hectare Green Point Park in 1959.
The area began as Green Point Park, a small 20-hectare reserve established in 1959, before being redesignated in 1968 as the park it is known as today. This transition reflected growing efforts to protect the expanding landscape and its natural features.
The name Sasquatch comes from a Halkomelem Salish word for the hairy giant also called Bigfoot. The park lies within the traditional territory of the Chehalis (Sts'a'i:les First Nation), Yale First Nation and various Stó:lō groups, who visited the area; artifacts have been found at Green Point.
The park has well-maintained facilities for outdoor activities with camping areas, hiking trails, swimming spots, and boat access around the three lakes. Most areas are accessible with varying levels of difficulty depending on the season and trail conditions.
Trout Lake is not named for its trout alone: chum salmon spawn there in October and November, and white sturgeon have been recorded in nearby Harrison Lake. The park's three lakes are also zoned by use, with motorboats allowed on Hicks and Deer Lakes but only canoes on Trout Lake.
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