| Language of origin | combination |
| Feature Type: | Provincial Park - Legally defined land area, under provincial jurisdiction, for camping, outdoor recreation, and preservation of wildlife. |
| Status: | Official |
| Other Names: | Enderby Cliffs Park |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E of Shuswap River between Mara Lake and Enderby, N of Vernon, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°36'03"N, 119°04'17"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82L/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Established 29 March 2006 per Bill 15-2006: Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, containing approximately 2246 hectares. Boundary redescribed per Bill 10-2009: Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 20 October 2009; the whole now containing approximately 2299 hectares. Name changed to Tplaqín / Enderby Cliffs Park on 31 March 2025 as per Bill 3 - Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2025. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Tplaqín (pronounced T bla qeen), means “cliff” in Interior Salish. This name change was requested by Splatsin First Nation to better reflect their name for the area, which is a culturally significant location (information provided by BC Parks, 2025). Source: included with note |