| Feature Type: | Provincial Park - Legally defined land area, under provincial jurisdiction, for camping, outdoor recreation, and preservation of wildlife. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Both sides of Cultus Lake, between Abbotsford and Chilliwack, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°02'10"N, 121°58'27"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92H/4 |
| Related Maps: |
92G/1 92H/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Established by Order in Council 282, 10 Febuary 1948, containing 1000 acres more or less. Area increased per OIC 2270, 8 October 1958, the whole now containing 1620 acres. Boundary redescribed per OIC 1201/90 (date not cited). The area formerly identifed as International Ridge Park was amalgamated into Cultus Lake Park per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole now containing 2561 ha. more or less. Area expanded per Bill 49-2012: Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 31 May 2912, the whole now containing approximately 2729 hectares. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"Originally known as Swee-ehl-chad or Tso-wallie by local [Indigenous People]. Cultus is a Chinook Jargon word derived from the Salish word "kul" meaning bad or worthless; the lake was called Cultus either because of its numerous squalls or because of an [Indigenous] taboo." (BC Parks brochure, date not cited). Source: included with note |