title: Lockhart Creek Provincial Park
text: # Lockhart Creek Provincial Park
  
  Lockhart Creek Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located adjacent to Lockhart Beach Provincial Park, 40 km north of Creston, British Columbia on the east shore of Kootenay Lake.
  
  ## History
  
  The park was established 1995.
  
  ## Conservation
  
  The park aims to protect an old-growth cedar-hemlock forest, as well as a wide variety of fish and bird life. The park encompasses one of the few /valleys in the region without roads and protects a diverse old growth forest.
  
  ## Recreation
  
  The following recreational activities are available: backcountry camping, hiking, fishing (in season), and hunting (in season). Multi-day backpackers can access Kianuko Provincial Park from Lockhart Creek.
  
  ## Location
  
  Located 40 kilometres north of Creston, British Columbia on the east side of Kootenay Lake.
  
  ## Size
  
  3,734 hectares in size.
  
  