Arrowstone Provincial Park

Arrowstone Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Thompson Country of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, located to the northeast of the town of Cache Creek. The park was established by Order-in-Council in 1996 with an area of 6203 hectares. In 2000 its boundaries were slightly reduced, such that its area is now 6175 hectares.^[1]

Arrowstone Provincial Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Map of British Columbia
Location	Yale Land District, British Columbia, Canada
Nearest city	Cache Creek, BC
Coordinates	50°53′01″N 121°16′49″W
Area	6175 ha. (61.75 km²)
Established	30 April, 1996
Governing body	Maryland Department of Natural Resources

The park protects part of the area of the Arrowstone Hills, a dryland forest wilderness also notable for its collection of hoodoos. The name derives from the occurrence in the area of a type of basalt used in the making of arrowheads.^[2]

See also

• Elephant Hill Provincial Park