Skookumchuck Rapids Provincial Park
- Skookumchuck Rapids Provincial Park
:"This page is for the park protecting the rapids on the Shuswap River. For the park protecting the saltwater rapids at the mouth of Sechelt Inlet on the Sunshine Coast, see Skookumchuk Narrows Provincial Park. For other uses see Skookumchuck.Skookumchuck Rapids Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on the Shuswap River just below the outlet of Mabel Lake. This park was established as a result of the Okanagan-Shuswap Land and Resource Management Plan.
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* [http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/skookum_rap.html BC Parks webpage]
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