Cultus Lake is a lake, associated community and provincial park in the Fraser Valley region of British Columbia, Canada. It is the source of the Sweltzer River. Cultus Lake is located south of the Chilliwack River, near the city of Chilliwack and approximately east of Vancouver. In 1950, Cultus Lake became a provincial park of British Columbia. Cultus Lake covers an area of 656 hectares, evenly on either side of the lake. At one time the lake had a sawmill and booming ground until it became a provincial park in the 1950s. Etymology Cultus Lake has always been an important place for spirit quests of the Sto:lo people. However, it was named with the Chinook Jargon word meaning primarily bad,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cayoosh.net/hiyu/adject.html#engl |title=Chinook Jargon Phrasebook: Adverbs & Adjectives |access-date=2010-03-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514064756/http://www.cayoosh.net/hiyu/adject.html#engl |archive-date=2011-05-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> worthless, or good for nothing, though the same word can also mean free, without purpose, or simply nothing''. Climate Recreation Accommodations British Columbia Parks has several camping sites in the area in addition to a few privately owned campgrounds. Cultus Lake Waterpark The Cultus Lake water park includes picnic areas, concession stands such as Pier 84' Fish and Chips, Burger Stop, Pizza 2 Go, Candy Shop, Sub shop and an Espresso Hut, a rentals booth which includes lockers, BBQs, umbrellas and loungers, and paid WiFi ($2/day). Their official website is www.cultus.com. The waterslides at the facilities include: Blasters n' Twisters 1989 Radical Rapids 1988 Valley of Fear 1997 Free Fall 1988 Speed Slide 1988 Colossal Canyon 2009 Zero-60 Raceway 2009 Pool with a clockwise current called the Adventure River 2003 Tubular Terror 2012 Bazooka Bowls 2013 Boomerang 2013 Rattler 2016 5 hot tubs located throughout the park Note: The park also has smaller slides and areas for smaller children such as Pirates Cove Kiddie Castle Turtle Slide and Pool They also offer life jackets for free. Cultus Lake Adventure Park Cultus Lake Adventure Park opened in July 2014 as the expansion of Giggle Ridge Adventure Golf adding 11 rides. After a multi phase expansion Cultus Lake Adventure Park now offers more than 18 rides and attractions. Amusement rides include: Buckin' Bronco Classic Carousel Wagon Wheel – giant ferris wheel Bucky's Bumper Boats Balloon Adventure Wilderness Trail – kiddie playground with caves, streams, rope bridges, tree forts and panning for gems station Round Up 360 – Canada's only 360 pendulum ride Runaway Mine Train – rollercoaster Blastin' Barrels