Olsen Park - Rock Creek, BC
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 49° 03.380 W 118° 59.982
11U E 353906 N 5435644
At the western edge of the little village of Rock Creek is this little park, on the south side of Highway 3, the Crowsnest Highway.
Waymark Code: WMX2JN
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 11/17/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member DougK
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A Centennial project of the village of Rock Creek to help celebrate Canada's Centennial, the park was begun in 1967. The park was named in honour of the donors of the land for the park, Alex & Mayneen Olsen.

Since that time, however, not much has come of the park. It stretches along the east side of the creek of the same name as the village. The park remains undeveloped for the most part, with a large clearing by the creek and a trail running from the park south along the creek.

It seems that the village hasn't managed to come up with funding for even a picnic table. We have passed by this park several times at various times of the year and have never seen any facilities to speak of. We suppose that this is now a nature park, built for us to stroll along the creek, appreciate the wildflowers and maybe even dip our toes in the water on hotter days. Rock Creek was the site of a major gold strike in 1859, so a little gold panning might even be in order.

One may treat this as a rest area as there is space to park, get out and stroll around, spread out a blanket and have a picnic in the shade of large trees while listening to the sound of the creek gurgling past.

The park was named in honour of the donors of the land for the park, Alex & Mayneen Olsen.
Name: Olsen Park

Street Location: Highway 3, opposite Jubilee Street

Local Municipality: Village of Rock Creek

State/Province, etc.: British Columbia

Country: Canada

Memorial/Commemoration: Canada's Centennial

Date Established: 1967

Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Rock Creek

Web Site: Not listed

Picnic Facilities: Not listed

Recreational Facilities: Not listed

Monuments/Statues: Not listed

Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed

Fountains: Not listed

Special Events: Not listed

Traditional Geocaches: Not listed

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