Strathcona Park
49.6975° N, 125.7146° W
Park boundary and water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Strathcona Park, British Columbia. 49.6975° N, 125.7146° W
Provincial park, 2,490 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/bc/strathcona-park/, compiled October 9, 2026
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- 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.
- Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- 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).
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Strathcona Park is a 2,490 km² provincial park 5.3 km southeast of Gold River, in British Columbia. It was established in 1911.
73 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Buttle Lake (67.7 km²).
- Area
- 2,490 km²
- Established
- 1911
- Named lakes
- 73
Conditions today
11.6 °C
Observed at Campbell River, as of 10:00 p.m. PDT
Tonight: Increasing cloudiness. Rain beginning after midnight. Wind becoming southeast 30 km/h gusting to 50 except gusting to 70 near the Strait of Georgia after midnight. Wind becoming northwest 20. Low 11.
Weather: Campbell River (local forecast), as of 10:01 p.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:01 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:33 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:45 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:18 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 5:18 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:50 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 4% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Comox Valley, as of 10:00 p.m. PDT
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In the park
The 12 largest of 73 named lakes, ranked by area.
| Rank | Feature | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buttle Lake | 67.7 km² |
| 2 | Great Central Lake | 52.9 km² |
| 3 | Donner Lake | 3.91 km² |
| 4 | Oshinow Lake | 2.71 km² |
| 5 | Megin Lake | 1.64 km² |
| 6 | Gold Lake | 1.42 km² |
| 7 | Pretty Girl Lake | 1.41 km² |
| 8 | Burman Lake | 1.02 km² |
| 9 | Memory Lake | 0.98 km² |
| 10 | Moat Lake | 0.95 km² |
| 11 | Volcano Lake | 0.87 km² |
| 12 | Milla Lake | 0.75 km² |
Waterfalls
Official names from the Canadian Geographical Names Database; each name opens its location on OpenStreetMap.
Things to do
Activities
- Canoeing
- Climbing
- Cycling
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Horseback riding
- Hunting
- Interpretive programs
- Kayaking
- Pets on leash
- Swimming
- Waterskiing
- Wildlife viewing
- Windsurfing
- Winter recreation
Camping
- Backcountry camping
- Cabins and huts
- Frontcountry camping
- Group camping
- Marine-accessible camping
- Wilderness camping
- Winter camping
Facilities
- Accessibility information
- Boat launch
- Campfires
- Drinking water
- Information
- Picnic areas
- Pit or flush toilets
- Playground
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
Photos
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