Blanket Creek Provincial Park, Provincial park in Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, Canada.
Blanket Creek Provincial Park covers 318 hectares (790 acres) in British Columbia, about 18.6 km south of Revelstoke and 452 m above sea level. The land lies in a valley beside Lower Arrow Lake and Upper Arrow Lake, with coniferous forest on the slopes around it and mountainous ground to the northwest.
Blanket Creek Provincial Park covers 318 hectares (790 acres) in British Columbia, about 18.6 km south of Revelstoke and 452 m above sea level, beside the Arrow Lakes. The sources consulted give no founding date, so the 1982 date in earlier texts is unsupported. It is managed as a provincial park and serves as one of the closest campgrounds for visitors heading to Mount Revelstoke National Park.
The park lies in the Selkirk Mountains near the Arrow Lakes, about 18.6 km south of Revelstoke, and its conifer forest is the setting visitors pass through on the road to Mount Revelstoke National Park, whose campground it is one of the closest to. The surrounding area is sparsely populated, with fewer than two inhabitants per square kilometre.
The area is accessible from Highway 1 and offers camping facilities with picnic areas, fire pits, and restroom facilities. Visitors should know that conditions vary by season and that basic preparation helps make the most of a visit.
Blanket Creek Provincial Park covers 318 hectares (790 acres) and sits at 452 metres above sea level beside Upper Arrow Lake and Lower Arrow Lake. It is one of the closest campgrounds for visitors heading to Mount Revelstoke National Park, about 18.6 km south of Revelstoke. The surrounding slopes are forested with conifers and the valley is nearly uninhabited, with fewer than two residents per square kilometre.
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