Park overview
Pukeashun Park protects forested slopes, rolling alpine and sub alpine areas in the Shuswap Uplands area. Opportunities in this park include hiking, wilderness camping, wildlife viewing and hunting.
Advisories
Safety info
- Although horseback riding is allowed in the park, it is not a recommended activity.
Camping
Wilderness camping is allowed, but no facilities are provided.
Activities
Anyone fishing or angling in British Columbia must have an appropriate licence.
The park is open to hunting. Anyone hunting in British Columbia must have an appropriate licence. Check the B.C. Hunting Regulations for seasons and closures.
There are winter recreation opportunities such as cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling and ski-dooing. There are no maintained trails.
Pukeashun Park is located 30 km from Scotch Creek and 93 km from Kamloops. Access to this park can be gained by traveling approximately 40 km up Road 670 off the Squilax/Anglemont highway. Access is seasonal.
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Park details
- Date established: April 18, 2001
- Size: 1,779 hectares
Nature and culture
Conservation
This park protects a high elevation pass, a lake with forested slopes, subalpine parkland and alpine tundra. Large wetlands occur in Grizzly Lake valley with associated exceptionally large old growth spruce and subalpine fir.
Wildlife
This park protects habitat for mountain goats, grizzly, mountain caribou, native stocks of rainbow trout, moose and alpine habitat species.
Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples
BC Parks honours Indigenous Peoples’ connection to the land and respects the importance of their diverse teachings, traditions, and practices within these territories. This park webpage may not adequately represent the full history of this park and the connection of Indigenous Peoples to this land. We are working in partnership with Indigenous Peoples to update our websites so that they better reflect the history and cultures of these special places.