Douglas Lake British Columbia Map

About Douglas Lake, British Columbia

Douglas Lake is a community in Kamloops Division Yale Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Douglas Lake is located at 50.1667°N, 120.2000°W.

Douglas Lake sits cradled within the high, arid expanse of the Douglas Plateau, where the horizon stretches wide and the light at dusk turns the dry grasses into a shimmering, pale gold. It lies 54.8 km north-west of Peachland, BC (from Peachland, BC: bearing 323°T), and is situated 21.4 km east of Quilchena. The water holds a stillness that mirrors the vast sky, interrupted only by the occasional ripple as the wind moves across the surface toward the nearby Sanctuary Lake. The terrain here is defined by a rugged, open character, where the scrub and earth absorb the heat of the day, leaving the air crisp and thin as evening settles over the Nicola River. The history of Douglas Lake remains rooted in the deep agricultural traditions of the Kamloops Division Yale Land District, where the cattle industry has long defined the seasonal turn of the year. Life here follows the demands of the land, moving in alignment with the cycles of the herd and the shifting requirements of the ranching economy. While the landscape feels expansive and solitary, the proximity of features like Pennask Lake Park serves as a reminder of the wilder, higher elevations that border this working country. The silence of the plateau is not an absence of sound, but a heavy, watchful presence that lingers long after the day’s work has concluded.

About This Douglas Lake Map Page

Explore Douglas Lake, 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: 50.166667, -120.2. 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 Douglas Lake includes the postal code (V2C), 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 Douglas Lake 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.