Kokanee Creek Provincial Park
Provincial park in British Columbia, Canada
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Kokanee Creek Provincial Park is a provincial park on the west shore of Kootenay Lake in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. Highway 3A bisects the park 19 kilometres (12 mi) east of Nelson.
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| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Nearest city | Nelson, British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 49°36′31″N 117°07′25″W |
| Area | 260 ha (640 acres) |
| Established | 1955 |
| Visitors | 326,785 [2] (in 2017-18) |
| Governing body | BC Parks |
| Website | bcparks |
Established as a BC Provincial Park in 1955, it encompasses 260 hectares of sandy beaches, deltas, and coniferous forest.[3][4]
Kitto (or Kitto's, or Kittos) Landing was formerly at this location. Believed to be named after Henry Richard Kitto, who farmed the land from 1910, a government wharf existed by 1912. The Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co. hauled ore from its Molly Gibson mine to this landing. During the 1920s, the place fell into obscurity.[5]
