| 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: | Extending N from Christina Lake, E of Grand Forks, Similkameen Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°16'19"N, 118°14'44"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82E/8 |
| Related Maps: |
82E/1 82E/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Gladstone Park established by Bill 53: Park Amendment Act 1995, 13 July 1995, to include the areas formerly designated as Texas Creek Park and Ole Johnson Park; the whole containing 39,322 ha. more or less. Redescribed per Bill 50-2004: Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 17 May 2004; the whole now containing approximately 39,387 hectares. The boundary redescribed 10 March 2022 per Bill 3: Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2022; An addition of 6 hectares of land that the Ministry purchased in 2019; 14 hectares of Crown foreshore is also added to this park. The whole now containing approximately 39,407 hectares. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |