Purden Lake Provincial Park

Purden Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It is located east of Prince George and encompasses the north and east sides of Purden Lake.[1] It was established in August 1971 and covers 2,521 hectares.[2] In 2018, Purden became the first accessible park in British Columbia, adding wheelchair ramps and specialist playground equipment.[3]

A report by BC Parks stated that 45,449 people visited the park in the 2016/17 season, and 52,547 visited it in the 2017/18 season.[4]

References
  1. "Purden Lake Park". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. Environment, Ministry of. "Purden Lake Provincial Park - BC Parks". www.env.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  3. "Purden to become accessible park". Prince George Citizen. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  4. "BC Parks 2017/18 Statistics Report" (PDF). www.env.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 14 March 2020.

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