Kokanee Glacier Park
49.7815° N, 117.1457° W
Kokanee Glacier Park, British Columbia. 49.7815° N, 117.1457° W
Provincial park, 320 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/bc/kokanee-glacier-park/, compiled October 9, 2026
- Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- BC Parks protected areas, BC Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
- HydroLAKES v1.0, Messager et al. 2016 / WWF HydroSHEDS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
- City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.
Kokanee Glacier Park is a 320 km² provincial park 6.6 km northwest of Ainsworth Hot Springs, in British Columbia. It was established in 1922.
7 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Kokanee Lake (0.18 km²).
- Area
- 320 km²
- Established
- 1922
- Named lakes
- 7
Conditions today
11.3 °C
Observed at Nelson, as of 11:00 p.m. PDT
Tonight: Clear. Increasing cloudiness after midnight. Low 7.
Weather: Nelson (local forecast), as of 11:01 p.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:27 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 6:59 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:11 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:43 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 4:42 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:15 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 4% lit
Follow this place by email: a weekly summary of conditions.
In the park
| Rank | Feature | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kokanee Lake | 0.18 km² |
| 2 | Kaslo Lake | 0.16 km² |
| 3 | Nalmet Lake | 0.16 km² |
| 4 | Wheeler Lake | 0.16 km² |
| 5 | Gibson Lake | 0.14 km² |
| 6 | Noakes Lakes | 0.12 km² |
| 7 | Sunset Lake | 0.1 km² |
Official names from the Canadian Geographical Names Database; each name opens its location on OpenStreetMap.
Things to do
Activities
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Hunting
- Winter recreation
Camping
- Backcountry camping
- Cabins and huts
Facilities
- Boat launch
- Picnic areas
- Pit or flush toilets
As listed by the park’s official page. Book a campsite
Official record
- Designation
- Provincial park
- Park class
- Class A
- IUCN category
- II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Managed by
- Government of British Columbia
- Official website
- bcparks.ca
- Reservations
- alpineclubofcanada.ca
Follow this place
Every Friday by email: the Environment Canada forecast and any weather alerts in effect.