Sunnybrae Provincial Park, Provincial park on Shuswap Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Sunnybrae Provincial Park is a recreation area along the northern shore of Shuswap Lake featuring a wide sand beach and swimming facilities. The grounds extend along the bay with picnic areas and a children's playground for families to enjoy.
The area was established in 1975 by British Columbia Parks as a protected recreational space. This facility was part of a broader plan to preserve natural areas for public use.
Sunnybrae takes its name from the sunny slope on the north side of the Salmon Arm of Shuswap Lake, where the park lies about 7 km north of the city of Salmon Arm. The grounds are laid out for day use, with picnic tables, a playground and a swimming area that draw families from the surrounding Columbia-Shuswap region.
The park is most accessible during warmer months and has parking spaces, restrooms, and picnic facilities throughout the grounds. Visitors should come prepared with good weather gear since the area can be windy and temperatures are cooler near the water.
The park sits at 348 metres above sea level, and the nearest larger settlement, Salmon Arm, lies 7.4 km to the south. The surrounding country is mainly coniferous forest, in a fairly densely populated area of about 86 residents per square kilometre.
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