BorealBoundFrançais

West Arm Park

49.5093° N, 117.155° W

West Arm Park, British Columbia. 49.5093° N, 117.155° W

Provincial park, 262 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/bc/west-arm-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).

West Arm Park is a 262 km² provincial park beside Willow Point, in British Columbia. It was established in 1995.

1 named lake lies in or along the park; the largest is Kootenay Lake (422 km²).

Area
262 km²
Established
1995
Named lakes
1

Conditions today

11 °C

Wind SSW 2 km/h

Observed at Nelson, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT

Tonight: Clear. Increasing cloudiness after midnight. Low 7.

Weather: Nelson (local forecast), as of 12:02 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:28 a.m.
Sunrise
7:00 a.m.
Sunset
6:09 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:41 p.m.
Moonrise
5:59 a.m.
Moonset
5:30 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Castlegar, as of 11:00 p.m. PDT Thursday

In the park

FeatureArea
1Kootenay Lake422 km²

Things to do

Activities

  • Canoeing
  • Cycling
  • E-Biking
  • Fishing
  • Hiking
  • Hunting
  • Pets on leash
  • Swimming
  • Winter recreation

Camping

  • Marine-accessible camping

Facilities

  • Campfires
  • Picnic areas

As listed by the park’s official page.

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