| Juniper
Beach Park is a small BC Provincial
Park surrounded by a few trees located on the shores of the mighty
Thompson River east of the community of Cache Creek, British Columbia,
Canada. The park rests in a valley surrounded by rolling hills
covered in sagebrush, juniper and pear cactus.
Juniper Provincial Park is a protected park established
in 1989 to preserve the desert landscape and vast grasslands of
the region. The park highlight is the Thompson River and, to many,
the railway. Two sets of railway tracks - one on the hill across
the river and the other at the entrance of the park - both tracks
guide the trains through the valley everyday.
The 260 hectare full service park includes a, first-come
first-serve, campground. The small campground includes RV and
tenting campsites (only 30 or so), a few rugged river trails,
fresh water taps, picnic tables, electric hook ups, pit toilets,
fire pits, sani-dump and hot showers.
There is a large day use area with good parking.
The day use section includes two picnic tables and.. more importantly,
provides visitors access to the river, the small sandy beach and
to the swimming hole.
Juniper Beach Park is a campground
and day use destination attracting campers, boaters, kayakers,
canoeists and people who enjoy fishing. The Thompson River is
home to steelhead and salmon. All boaters should check the river
conditions prior to any fishing trip as river conditions change.
Same goes for kayakers and, especially, for canoeists.
How to
Get to Juniper Beach Provincial Park: Travel
east 19 kilometres on Highway 1 from the community of Cache Creek,
BC to the Juniper Beach parking lot.
Contact information for
the local Cache Creek, BC accommodations, tours, guides,
golf courses, ski hills and attractions, realtors, etc.
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