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 rests, a vast shimmering expanse, cradled by rolling grasslands that climb towards the distant, blue-hazed Nicola Plateau. 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 air here carries the dry, sun-baked scent of sagebrush and pine, a fragrance that deepens as the afternoon sun begins its slow descent, painting the western sky in strokes of apricot and rose. Patches of dark green forest punctuate the golden meadows, offering a stark contrast and a hint of cooler, shaded depths. The lake itself, a broad, placid mirror, reflects the immense, often cloud-strewn sky, its surface occasionally rippled by the breath of a gentle breeze or the sudden, explosive jump of a trout. Historically, Douglas Lake has been a place defined by its immense cattle ranches, lands that have sustained generations of ranching families who understand the subtle language of the land and the seasons. The economy, long intertwined with livestock and the expansive pastures, still echoes with the hoofbeats of working horses and the lowing of cattle, though modern methods have inevitably found their place. This is a landscape that speaks of endurance, of a persistent connection to the earth, where the vastness of the interior plateau fosters a quiet sense of self-reliance and a deep respect for the natural world. The character of Douglas Lake is one of open spaces and a clear, bracing sky, a place where the grandeur of the natural world remains the dominant feature.

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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.