Elk Lakes Park
50.4781° N, 115.0932° W
Elk Lakes Park, British Columbia. 50.4781° N, 115.0932° W
Provincial park, 180 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/bc/elk-lakes-park/, compiled October 9, 2026
- Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- BC Parks protected areas, BC Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
- HydroLAKES v1.0, Messager et al. 2016 / WWF HydroSHEDS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
Elk Lakes Park is a 180 km² provincial park 54 km west of Longview, in British Columbia. It was established in 1973.
5 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Upper Elk Lake (0.71 km²).
- Area
- 180 km²
- Established
- 1973
- Named lakes
- 5
Sun and moon today
- Civil dawn
- 7:20 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:53 a.m.
- Sunset
- 7:00 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:33 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:51 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:20 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
In the park
| Rank | Feature | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Elk Lake | 0.71 km² |
| 2 | Lower Elk Lake | 0.24 km² |
| 3 | Abruzzi Lake | 0.17 km² |
| 4 | Cadorna Lake | 0.15 km² |
| 5 | Wolverine Lake | 0.12 km² |
Things to do
Activities
- Canoeing
- Climbing
- Cycling
- E-Biking
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Horseback riding
- Hunting
- Pets on leash
- Swimming
- Winter recreation
Camping
- Backcountry camping
- Cabins and huts
- Wilderness camping
- Winter camping
Facilities
- Campfires
- Picnic areas
- Pit or flush toilets
As listed by the park’s official page. Book a campsite
Official record
- Designation
- Provincial park
- Park class
- Class A
- IUCN category
- II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Managed by
- Government of British Columbia
- Official website
- bcparks.ca
- Reservations
- alpineclubofcanada.ca