James Chabot Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Formerly Athalmer Beach Provincial Park, it is located in Invermere[1] at the northeast end of Windermere Lake[2] in the Columbia Valley region of the East Kootenay. Windermere Lake Provincial Park is located at the lake's southwestern end.
James Chabot Provincial Park | |
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Location | Kootenay Land District, British Columbia, Canada |
Nearest city | Invermere, BC |
Coordinates | 50°30′43″N 116°01′29″W / 50.51194°N 116.02472°W |
Area | 14 ha. (0.14 km²) |
Established | March 1, 1979 |
Governing body | BC Parks |
It is named for James Chabot, aka Jim Chabot, MLA for Columbia-Revelstoke from 1963 to 1986 and former Minister of Lands, Parks and Housing in the regime of Social Credit Premier W.A.C. Bennett.