Purden Lake Park
53.9252° N, 121.9326° W
Purden Lake Park, British Columbia. 53.9252° N, 121.9326° W
Provincial park, 25.2 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/bc/purden-lake-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.
- City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
Purden Lake Park is a 25.2 km² provincial park 13 km west of Sinclair Mills, in British Columbia. It was established in 1971.
1 named lake lies in or along the park; the largest is Purden Lake (8.05 km²).
- Area
- 25.2 km²
- Established
- 1971
- Named lakes
- 1
Conditions today
5.9 °C
Observed at Prince George, as of 7:00 a.m. PDT
Today: Rain. Amount 5 to 10 mm. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming northwest 30 gusting to 50 early this morning. Temperature steady near plus 5.
Weather: Prince George (local forecast), as of 7:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:49 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:24 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:24 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:59 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:22 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:43 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Prince George, as of 7:00 a.m. PDT
In the park
| Rank | Feature | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purden Lake | 8.05 km² |
Things to do
Activities
- Canoeing
- Cycling
- E-Biking
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Hunting
- Pets on leash
- Swimming
- Waterskiing
- Wildlife viewing
- Windsurfing
Camping
- Frontcountry camping
- RV-accessible camping
Facilities
- Accessibility information
- Boat launch
- Campfires
- Drinking water
- Picnic areas
- Pit or flush toilets
- Playground
- Sani-station
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
- camping.bcparks.ca