Stemwinder Provincial Park

{{short description|Provincial park in British Columbia, Canada}}

{{Infobox protected area

| name = Stemwinder Provincial Park

| photo = Stemwinder Provincial Park - panoramio.jpg

| photo_alt = A river running through a pine tree forest

| photo_caption = Panoramic view

| iucn_category = II

| map = British Columbia

| relief = yes

| map_alt = A map showing the location of the park in British Columbia

| location = British Columbia, Canada

| nearest_city = Keremeos

| coordinates = {{coord|49|22|15|N|120|08|11|W|region:CA|display=title,inline}}

| area_km2 = 0.03

| established = {{start date|1956|3|6}}

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| governing_body = BC Parks

| embedded = {{Infobox mapframe |wikidata=yes |zoom =14 |coord={{coord|49|22|15|N|120|08|11|W}}}}

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Stemwinder Provincial Park is a provincial park located just west of Hedley in British Columbia, Canada.{{BCGNIS|7763|Stemwinder Park}}

The park is {{convert|4|ha}} in size, and provides public access to the Similkameen River.{{cite web|title=Stemwinder Provincial Park|url=http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/stemwinder/|publisher=British Columbia, Ministry of Environment|access-date=2017-07-25}}

Documented archaeological sites in the form of rock artifacts and depressions of former pit houses, so-called "pithouses", of the Similkameen (a group of the Okanagan) indicate an early settlement by First Nations and suggest a trading camp here.{{cite web|access-date=2020-10-16 |date=February 2003 |format=PDF |language=en |publisher=British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks |title=Stemwinder Provincial Park - Purpose Statement and Zoning Plan |url=https://bcparks.ca/planning/mgmtplns/stemwinder/stemwind_ps.pdf?v=1602824320877}}