Stemwinder Provincial Park, Provincial park near Hedley, Canada
Stemwinder Provincial Park is a nature reserve along the Similkameen River near Hedley, featuring pine forests and rocky shorelines. The park provides space for camping and fishing activities within a compact natural setting.
Archaeological findings within the park, including stone artifacts and pithouse depressions, show that early First Nations communities inhabited this region. These discoveries reveal traces of ancient settlement patterns.
The area served as a gathering place for the Similkameen people of the Okanagan Nation, who established camps here and relied on the river's resources. The landscape and water were central to their daily way of life.
The park lies on the north bank of the Similkameen River, about 30 km northwest of Keremeos, bounded by the river to the south and Highway 3, the Crowsnest Highway, to the north. It has a picnic area and up to 27 campsites for tents and motorhomes, some reservable, plus a very simply equipped sanitary facility. Bromley Rock Provincial Park is about 12 km to the southeast.
The park was established on 6 March 1956 and covers just under 4 hectares, placing it among the roughly 5% of British Columbia provincial parks smaller than 10 hectares. Bromley Rock Provincial Park lies about 12 km to the northwest along the same river corridor.
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