South Okanagan Grasslands Protected Area
49.0274° N, 119.6199° W
South Okanagan Grasslands Protected Area, British Columbia. 49.0274° N, 119.6199° W
Protected area, 93.6 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/bc/south-okanagan-grasslands-protected-area/, 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).
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South Okanagan Grasslands Protected Area is a 93.6 km² protected area 2.6 km northwest of Osoyoos, in British Columbia. It was established in 2001.
4 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Blue Lake (0.19 km²).
- Area
- 93.6 km²
- Established
- 2001
- Named lakes
- 4
Conditions today
14.7 °C
Observed at Osoyoos, as of 11:00 p.m. PDT
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy near midnight. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low 12.
Weather: Osoyoos (local forecast), as of 11:00 p.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:37 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:08 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:22 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:53 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 4:53 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:25 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 4% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
South Okanagan, as of 10:00 p.m. PDT
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In the park
| Rank | Feature | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Lake | 0.19 km² |
| 2 | Richter Lake | 0.14 km² |
| 3 | Spotted Lake | 0.14 km² |
| 4 | Frank Lake | 0.13 km² |
Things to do
Activities
- Cycling
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Horseback riding
- Hunting
- Pets on leash
- Wildlife viewing
As listed by the park’s official page.
Official record
- Designation
- Protected area
- Park class
- Class N
- IUCN category
- II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Managed by
- Government of British Columbia
- Official website
- bcparks.ca
Photos
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