Feature Type: | Provincial Park - Legally defined land area, under provincial jurisdiction, for camping, outdoor recreation, and preservation of wildlife. |
Status: |
Official
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Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
Relative Location: |
W side Okanagan Lake at Trout Creek (community), S of Summerland, Osoyoos Division Yale Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
49°33'49"N, 119°37'52"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
82E/12 |
Origin Notes and History:
Claybanks Beach Park established by Order in Council 2218, 7 July 1969, containing 35.73 acres. Name changed to Sun-Oka Beach Park and area extended per OIC 509, 16 February 1970, the whole containing 36.73 acres. Area extended per OIC 366, 8 March 1990. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole containing 30 ha. more or less.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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