Wrinkly Face Provincial Park

Wrinkly Face Provincial Park is a provincial park 16 kilometres north of Winfield in British Columbia, Canada. Access to the park is limited, and there are no motorized vehicles allowed inside its boundaries. The name of the park, Wrinkly Face, refers to the appearance of the basalt cliffs that are located in it.

History

Wrinkly Face Park was established on May 20, 2004. It was established to protect the its meadows, which are sensitive and unique in their makeup, along with the Douglas fir trees.
For thousands of years, the area in and around Wrinkly Face has been home to the Syilx First Nations.

Geography

The park is 43 hectares in size. It encompasses a southern-facing cliff along with a series of dry meadows above the cliff and wetter meadows below. These meadows are exceptionally fragile. The cliff edge provides views of Okanagan Lake and the land toward Kelowna. The High Rim Trail passes through the park along the upper edge of the cliff.

Conservation

The primary role of Wrinkly Face Park is to protect the series of dry meadows at the top of the cliff and the wetter meadows at its base, along with the interior Douglas fir forest. The dry, seasonally-wet, diverse meadows are extremely fragile.
Five red/blue-listed vascular plants are known to occur including red-listed Obscure Cryptantha and Needleleaved Navarretia and blue-listed Northern Linanthus, False-mermaid and Awned Cyperus.

Recreation

Wrinkly Face Park provides low-impact recreational opportunities, such as hiking or horseback riding, for nature study and contains part of the regionally-significant 50 km long High Rim Trail.
Rock climbing is also possible here, with upwards of 21 established climbs on basalt cliffs.