Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park
{{Short description|Park in British Columbia}}
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| nearest_city = Kelowna
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| established = 2001
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| visitation_year = 2017-18
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Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located in the Okanagan Highland east of Kelowna.{{BCGNIS|61521|Myra-Bellevue Park}} It was established to protect the full elevational range of the North Okanagan Basin and North Okanagan Highlands ecosections.{{cite web
| title=Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park
| url=http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/myra/
| publisher=British Columbia, Ministry of Environment
| access-date=2015-11-01
}}
Features
Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park includes:
- Angel Springs
- Bellevue Canyon
- Myra Canyon
- 18 trestles and 2 tunnels of the Kettle Valley Railway line, now a cycling and hiking route
- Little White Mountain, noted for its escarpment
Flora
includes:{{cite web
| title=Myra-Bellevue Park and Myra-Bellevue Protected Area Management Direction Statement
| url=http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/planning/mgmtplns/myra_bellevue/myra_bellevue_mds_sept_2005.pdf
| publisher=British Columbia, Ministry of Environment
| access-date=2017-07-06
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Fauna
Images
{{commons category|Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park}}
File:Myra-Bellevue_Park.jpeg|Myra-Bellevue as seen from the air looking south
File:Small Group of Deer in Winter near Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park.png|Small Group of Mule Deer
File:Summer Morning near the Angel Springs Trailhead of Myra-Bellevue Park.webm|Summer Morning near the Angel Springs Trailhead
File:Summer Afternoon on the Lower Crawford Trail, looking towards Bellevue Canyon.webm|Summer Afternoon on the Lower Crawford Trail, looking towards Bellevue Canyon
File:Spring Morning at the North End of Myra Bellevue Park.webm|Spring Morning at the North End of Myra Bellevue Park
File:Myra Bellevue Provincial Park.jpg|Sun through the clouds on a rainy summer evening
References
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External links
- [http://www.myratrestles.com/ Myra Canyon Trestle Restoration Society]
- [http://www.foss-kelowna.org/ The Friends of South Slopes Society]
Category:Provincial parks of British Columbia
Category:Regional District of Central Okanagan
Category:Provincial parks in the Okanagan
Category:2001 establishments in British Columbia
Category:Protected areas established in 2001
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