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Skookumchuck Rapids Park

50.6092° N, 118.7638° W

Skookumchuck Rapids Park, British Columbia. 50.6092° N, 118.7638° W

Provincial park, 0.71 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/bc/skookumchuck-rapids-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.
  • 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).
  • Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).

Skookumchuck Rapids Park is a 0.71 km² provincial park beside Kingfisher, in British Columbia. It was established in 2004.

1 named lake lies in or along the park; the largest is Mabel Lake (59.4 km²).

Area
0.71 km²
Established
2004
Named lakes
1

Conditions today

9.8 °C

Wind ESE 2 km/h

Observed at Salmon Arm, as of 4:00 a.m. PDT

Tonight: Overcast. Wind becoming south 20 km/h before morning. Low 9.

Weather: Salmon Arm (local forecast), as of 4:04 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:35 a.m.
Sunrise
7:08 a.m.
Sunset
6:15 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:47 p.m.
Moonrise
6:06 a.m.
Moonset
5:35 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

North Okanagan, as of 4:00 a.m. PDT

In the park

FeatureArea
1Mabel Lake59.4 km²

Things to do

Activities

  • Canoeing
  • Fishing
  • Hunting
  • Kayaking
  • Pets on leash
  • Swimming

As listed by the park’s official page.

Official record

Designation
Provincial park
Park class
Class A
IUCN category
III, Natural monument or featureInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Government of British Columbia
Official website
bcparks.ca