Desolation Sound Marine Park
50.097° N, 124.695° W
Desolation Sound Marine Park, British Columbia. 50.097° N, 124.695° W
Provincial park, 84.5 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/bc/desolation-sound-marine-park/, compiled October 9, 2026
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Desolation Sound Marine Park is a 84.5 km² provincial park 6 km northeast of Lund, in British Columbia. It was established in 1973.
1 named lake lies in or along the park; the largest is Unwin Lake (2.28 km²).
- Area
- 84.5 km²
- Established
- 1973
- Named lakes
- 1
Conditions today
14.1 °C
Observed at Powell River, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy this evening then rain. Fog patches near the coast this evening. Wind becoming southeast 30 km/h gusting to 50 except gusting to 70 near the Strait of Georgia overnight. Low 12.
Weather: Powell River (local forecast), as of 12:01 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:59 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:31 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:39 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:11 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:31 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:59 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Comox Valley, as of 11:00 p.m. PDT Thursday
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In the park
| Rank | Feature | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unwin Lake | 2.28 km² |
Official record
- Designation
- Provincial park
- IUCN category
- II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Managed by
- Government of British Columbia
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