Evans Lake is a small lake of angular shape about 1.3 kilometers around up on the rise between the Cheakamus and Squamish Rivers in British Columbia, Canada. Locally referred to as 'Paradise Valley' the 604-acre (2.44 km) site has been home to youth camps since 1959. For decades the Evans Lake was used primarily by the Junior Forest Wardens of BC. Later, the BC Forestry Association ran summer camps for children ages 8-14.
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Evans Lake is a small lake of angular shape about 1.3 kilometers around up on the rise between the Cheakamus and Squamish Rivers in British Columbia, Canada. Locally referred to as 'Paradise Valley' the 604-acre (2.44 km) site has been home to youth camps since 1959. For decades the Evans Lake was used primarily by the Junior Forest Wardens of BC. Later, the BC Forestry Association ran summer camps for children ages 8-14.
The support of the Vancouver Hoo Hoo Club, private contributions, and volunteers has kept the lake accessible to children. The summer program is a combination of ecology based educational time and structured and unstructured leisure time. During the school year, the Evans Lake Forest Education Center offers schools, community groups, businesses and private parties an opportunity to discover the Evans Lake forest and camp independently or with a program akin to one offered during the summer.
Evans Lake is known and remembered as a magical place for so many who have...
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