Purden Lake Provincial Park

{{Short description|Canadian provincial park}}

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| location = Fraser-Fort George, British Columbia, Canada

| nearest_city = Prince George

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| area_ha = 2521

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| established = August 21, 1971

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Purden Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It is located east of Prince George. It encompasses the north and east sides of Purden Lake.{{cite web |title=Purden Lake Park |url=https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/22260.html |website=BC Geographical Names |access-date=14 March 2020}} It was established in August 1971 and covers 2,521 hectares.{{cite web |last1=Environment |first1=Ministry of |title=Purden Lake Provincial Park - BC Parks |url=http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/purden_lk/ |website=www.env.gov.bc.ca |access-date=14 March 2020}} In 2018, Purden became the first accessible park in British Columbia, adding wheelchair ramps and specialist playground equipment.{{cite news |title=Purden to become accessible park |url=https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/news/local-news/purden-to-become-accessible-park-1.23330710 |access-date=14 March 2020 |work=Prince George Citizen |date=8 June 2018}}

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.{{cite web |title=BC Parks 2017/18 Statistics Report |url=http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/research/statistic_report/statistic-report-2017-2018.pdf?v=1584218628716 |website=www.env.gov.bc.ca |access-date=14 March 2020}}