| Wakes Cove Provincial Park | |
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 Shoreline at Wakes Cove | |
  Location on Vancouver Island Show map of Vancouver Island | |
 Interactive map of Wakes Cove Provincial Park | |
| Location | Valdes Island,British Columbia,Canada |
| Nearest city | Nanaimo |
| Coordinates | 49°7′25″N123°42′7″W / 49.12361°N 123.70194°W /49.12361; -123.70194 |
| Area | 205 ha (510 acres) |
| Established | 2002 |
| Governing body | BC Parks |
Wakes Cove Provincial Park is aprovincial park in the northeast corner ofValdes Island, located in theGulf Islands inBritish Columbia,Canada. The park is only accessible by boat, and can be found on Marine Chart #3475 for further navigation details.[2]
The park was created in June 2002.[2] The park is named for British retired naval Captain Baldwin Wake who purchased land in the area in 1876. The land continued to be owned by his descendants until the 1920s. Captain Wake went missing while sailing hissloop. Remains of his boat and belongings washed up onThetis Island, but his body was never recovered.[3]
Currently the park has no facilities for overnight camping, and its intended use, as stated by BC parks, is picnicking and hiking, with a view towards the development of expanded facilities in the future.[2] The BC government has created a purpose statement and zoning plan for the park.[4]
