Kokanee Creek Provincial Park

Kokanee Creek Provincial Park by Kootenay Lake covers 260 ha / 642 acres and lies in the delta of Kokanee Creek at the foot of the Slocan Range which forms part of the Selkirk Mountains. There are sandy beaches, a camp-site, a visitors' center and an office providing information on tours in Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park and various walks through sparse deciduous forests of alder and cottonwood-poplar and through mixed and coniferous forest higher up. The name Kokanee, which is Indian for "red fish", refers to the Kokanee salmon which spawns in Kokanee Creek and is a species of salmon which lives only in inland waters; during the spawning season in August and September there are guided explanatory tours and informative events