Maxhamish Lake Provincial Park and Protected Area

Maxhamish Lake Provincial Park and Protected Area
Location of Maxhamish Lake Provincial Park in Canada
Location	British Columbia, Canada
Nearest city	Fort Nelson
Coordinates	59°49′49″N 123°17′23″W / 59.83028°N 123.28972°W / 59.83028; -123.28972Coordinates: 59°49′49″N 123°17′23″W / 59.83028°N 123.28972°W / 59.83028; -123.28972
Area	275.16 km²
Governing body	BC Parks

Maxhamish Lake Provincial Park and Protected Area is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada.

Conservation

The protected area completely surrounds Maxhamish Lake, and offers opportunities for fishing and wildlife sightings (moose and deer are abundant). The park aims to protect arctic cisco, lake whitefish, least cisco, northern pike, slimy sculpin, spottail shiner, trout-perch, walleye, and white sucker. However in the last fifteen years BC's Oil & Gas industry has been conducting major operations in the area around the park. This has led to high volume industrial traffic on highway 77 (also called the 317 rd).

Recreation

The following recreational activities are available: backcountry camping and hiking, canoeing and kayaking, fishing, and hunting.

Location

The park is located in north eastern British Columbia, close to the border with Northwest Territories. Located 125 kilometres north of Fort Nelson, British Columbia.

Size

27,516 hectares in size.

See also

• List of British Columbia Provincial Parks
• List of Canadian provincial parks

External links

• Maxhamish Lake Provincial Park and Protected Area