| 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: | Just S of Bonaparte Lake, E of 70 Mile House, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°09'19"N, 120°29'20"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92P/1 |
| Related Maps: |
92P/1 92P/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Established per Order in Council 585/96, 30 April 1996, containing 11,811 ha. Boundary adjustments along the north and northeast sides per Bill 29: Park Amendment Act 1997, 23 July 1997, to more closely match the intent of the Kamloops Land Use Plan; the whole containing 12,486 ha. Redescribed per Bill 17: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 12 June 2000, the whole now containing 11,848 ha. more or less. Named in association with nearby Bonaparte River. Redescribed per Bill 50-2004: Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 17 May 2004; the whole containing approximately 11,833 hectares. Per Bill 17 - 2021: Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2021; the whole park now containing approximately 13 541 ha. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |