Callaghan Lake Provincial Park

Callaghan Lake Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Callaghan Lake Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Callaghan Lake Provincial Park
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LocationNew Westminster Land District, British Columbia, Canada
Nearest cityWhistler, BC
Coordinates50°12′25″N 123°11′17″W / 50.20694°N 123.18806°W / 50.20694; -123.18806
Area2,691 ha. (26.91 km²)
EstablishedJuly 23, 1997
Governing bodyBC Parks
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Callaghan Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located in the upper Callaghan Valley to the west of the resort town of Whistler. The dormant volcano Mount Callaghan overlooks the lake on its north side, while just to the south of the park is the sliding events facility for the 2010 Olympics.

Callaghan Lake was to be the site of the base village for a proposed ski resort, Powder Mountain Resort, but the project never went through due to alleged interference by William Vander Zalm and others in the then-Social Credit government.

The park was established in 1997 and expanded in 2000, currently totalling approximately 2,691 hectares.[1]

  1. ^ "Callaghan Lake Park". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 26 August 2021.