| Darke Lake Park | |
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Moon rises over Darke Lake Provincial Park on a Late Winter Evening | |
![]() Interactive map of Darke Lake Park | |
| Location | Canada |
| Coordinates | 49°44′00″N119°52′00″W / 49.73333°N 119.86667°W /49.73333; -119.86667 |
| Area | 1,470 ha (5.7 sq mi) |
| Established | 1968 |
| Governing body | BC Parks |
Darke Lake Provincial Park is aprovincial park inBritish Columbia,Canada located west ofOkanagan Lake, southwest of the town ofPeachland in that province'sOkanagan region. The park is approximately 1,470 hectares (3,600 acres) in size and was established in 1968 as a provincial park[2] Darke Lake, also mapped historically as Fish Lake, is northwest ofSummerland and is named after Silas Robert Darke, an early settler in the 1890s.[3][4] In 1941 Howard Clark bought Fish Lake from Clyde Stewart. He was a hunting and fishing guide that ran the camp, as well as raised four children with his wife Hazel. The children were Betty, Roger, Dale & Audrey. In 1959 he sold it to Jake and Betty Enns.
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