Koksilah River Provincial Park
provincial park in British Columbia, Canada
Koksilah River Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada.
Location
Koksilah River Park is located 4 km west of Shawnigan Lake on southern Vancouver Island.
Activities
The park offers hiking, fishing, swimming, picnicking, scenic views, and mountain biking. The park is officially only open for day use activities although many people camp here in the summer months. This is a popular spot for motorcycles.
Burnt Bridge
A gated metal bridge runs over the Koksilah River. It is called Burnt Bridge because the original (built in 1865) was destroyed in a forest fire. Burnt Bridge has been rebuilt twice. Also crossing the Koksilah River is the Kinsol Trestle, just east of the park.
The public source identifies “Koksilah River Provincial Park” as provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Koksilah, River and Provincial.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6426874. VIAF identifies the subject as 315167676. Authority coordinates are 48.651, -123.724. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1865.
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