Skagit Valley Park
| Feature Type: | Provincial Park - Legally defined land area, under provincial jurisdiction, for camping, outdoor recreation, and preservation of wildlife. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Adjoining W side of E.C. Manning Provincial Park, E of Chilliwack, Yale Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°06'59"N, 121°09'59"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92H/3 |
| Related Maps: |
92H/2 92H/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Skagit Valley Recreation Area established by Order in Council 4037, 6 December 1973, containing 80,500 acres, including 3700 acres formerly designated as Skagit River Park. Upgraded to provincial park status, to be known as Skagit Valley Park, per OIC 1308, 2 November 1995, containing 27,948 ha. more or less. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole still containing 27,948 ha. more or less. Area expanded per Bill 49: Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 31 May 2012, the whole now containing approximately 27,964 hectares. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |