Mission Creek
Features and Things To Do:
Mission Creek Regional Park has many things to offer the visitor and residents of
the Central Okanagan. (Link
to Park Information pamphlet) The first stop might be at the
EECO
(Environmental Education
Centre for the Okanagan)
an interpretive centre with environmental displays, trail, park and recreation information
for the whole of the Central Okanagan.
(EECO
Adjusts Hours - News
Release)
Outside the doors of the EECO are the
Xeriscape and Compost Education Gardens,
both of which are self-guiding. You can also book a
Go Natural
program at the gardens
or your home.
The park has over 12 kilometres of hiking trails (Link
to Trail Guide) with interpretive signage to help you explore the local
flora and fauna. Of special interest are the birds that frequent the ponds
in the park. Please don't feed them as they can find their own food!
You'll also see a splash of red from September until mid October as the Kokanee
salmon make the Spawning Channel come alive. During the spawning run
interpretive
programs are available
for the public and
schools.
Each spring, watch our
calendar of events for
information and get
youngsters ready to
Go Fish. This
urban fishery program is
extremely popular and
runs weekends in the
pond off Hall Road with
the generous help of the
Freshwater Fisheries
Society of BC,
Summerland Trout
Hatchery and volunteers
from the Kelowna Fish
and Game Club and Lonely
Loon Flyfishers Society.
General Information:
Mission Creek Regional Park is 92 hectares and borders Mission Creek for 3 km. The
park includes a natural area with trails, ponds, spawning channel and self-guided
interpretation.
There is also a playground, a covered picnic area, adjacent washroom facilities,
the Composting and Xeriscape Education Gardens, and the EECO
(pronounced ee-COH).
Dogs must be kept on a leash within park boundaries and owners should clean up after
their pets. Motorized vehicles are not permitted on the trails. Overnight camping,
open fires and smoking are not permitted.
Bikes are permitted on the Greenway and fire road that links Hall Road to the Mission
Creek Greenway. The rest of the park is dry ponderosa pine, which damages easily
so please respect the no bikes signs.
The park is open during daylight hours year round and special events can be booked
in the park.
Regional Parks Interpretive Programs are available by donation for school and community
groups who'd like to learn about our local environment and cultural history.
Help protect park vegetation by using only designated trails. Leave only footprints
and take only pictures.
Bears may be active in this park.
Please be bear aware
when in this park.
Safety Guide to Bears in
the Wild
Directions:
The main entrance is located at 2363 Springfield Road at the intersection of Springfield
and Durnin Road. Other smaller accesses are at Springfield and Leckie or Ziprick
Roads. You can also access the top of the park from Hall Road.
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