Tsútswecw Provincial Park, Provincial park in Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, Canada.
Tsútswecw Provincial Park follows the Adams River between the south end of Adams Lake and the western part of Shuswap Lake, northeast of Kamloops. Its trails pass the exposed rock of the river gorge, where Secwepemc pictographs are visible, and the remains of kekuli pit houses. In the north, the Flume trails trace the wooden channels once used to move logs into the river.
The park was renamed Tsútswecw in 2018, replacing its former name honouring the writer and conservationist Roderick Haig-Brown. Its territory holds thousands of years of Secwepemc habitation, visible in the remains of kekuli pit houses and pictographs on the exposed rock of the Adams River gorge. Trails in the north follow the flumes built to float logs down to the river.
The name Tsútswecw comes from the Secwepemc language and means many rivers, reflecting the various waterways running through this land. Visitors can see how water shapes the landscape today, connecting to the deep ties this territory held for the Secwepemc people.
The park has 26 kilometers of marked trails suitable for hiking and mountain biking, with several viewing points near the parking area. Visitors should know that trails vary in difficulty and accessibility depending on the season and weather conditions you find them in.
The dominant sockeye run peaks every four years, with the last recorded in October 2014 and the next expected in 2018; smaller sub-dominant runs occurred in 2007 and 2011. During dominant years the Adams River Salmon Society organises the Salute to the Sockeye celebration.
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