Ellison Provincial Park

Ellison Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on the east side of Okanagan Lake to the south of the city of Vernon.^[1] The park contains approximately 219 hectares (2.19 km²) of land, 200 ha. of it upland, 19 ha. of it foreshore.^[2]

Ellison Provincial Park
IUCN category II (national park)
The beach at Ellison Provincial Park
Map of British Columbia
Location	Osoyoos Division Yale Land District, British Columbia, Canada
Nearest city	Vernon, BC
Coordinates	50°10′30″N 119°25′59″W
Area	219 ha. (2.19 km²)
Established	May 12, 1988
Governing body	BC Parks

Name origin

The park is named for Price Ellison (1852–1932), who emigrated to British Columbia in 1876 from Manchester, settling in this area and engaging in stock raising and wheat growing. A provincial MLA from 1898 to 1916, he was appointed to cabinet posts in the government of Sir Richard McBride - Commissioner of Lands, 1909, and Minister of Finance and Agriculture, 1910.

External links

• British Columbia outdoor community