Arrow Park British Columbia Map

About Arrow Park, British Columbia

Arrow Park is a locality in Kootenay Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Arrow Park is located at 50.1286°N, 117.9042°W.

Arrow Park nestles in a verdant embrace where the mighty Columbia River, swollen and slow, broadens into the expansive waters of Arrow Lake. It lies 14.5 km south-south-west of Nakusp, BC (from Nakusp, BC: bearing 212°T), and is situated 15.5 km north of Burton. Towering, fir-clad mountains, their peaks often softened by a veil of mist, stand sentinel over this broad valley floor, a landscape sculpted by glaciers and the ceaseless flow of water. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of ancient forests and the sharp, clean tang of snowmelt, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in from all sides. Sunlight, when it breaks through the clouds, paints the water in shifting shades of pewter and emerald, illuminating the quiet grandeur of this remote corner of the Kootenays. The history of Arrow Park is deeply entwined with the fur trade and the relentless pursuit of minerals that once pulsed through these mountains. For generations, Indigenous peoples have navigated these waterways, their presence a silent echo in the rustling leaves and the call of unseen birds. Later, prospectors, their faces etched with hope and hardship, carved out claims along the slopes, their dreams of fortune often as fleeting as the mountain snow. Today, the economy of Arrow Park is a more gentle affair, reliant on the bounty of the lake and the surrounding forests, with a scattering of small businesses serving the needs of a population that values solitude and the raw beauty of their surroundings. The quiet hum of chainsaws is now less common, replaced by the murmur of fishing boats and the occasional ferry crossing, a testament to a slower, more enduring rhythm of life.

About This Arrow Park Map Page

Explore Arrow Park, British Columbia, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.128611, -117.904167. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Arrow Park includes the postal code (V0G), telephone area code (236, 250, 604, 672, 778). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Arrow Park is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.