Chocolate Lake is located in the Armdale neighbourhood of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Although it is cited as contaminated,[2] the City of Halifax tests the water quality periodically and the beach has rarely been closed for high levels of bacteria.

In the summer months, the beach is patrolled by lifeguards from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm; at least six deaths have been attributed to Chocolate Lake in roughly the past two decades.

There is a municipally-run Chocolate Lake Recreation Centre on the opposite side of Herring Cove Road.

[6] Chocolate Lake is referenced in the Jenn Grant song titled Dreamer at approximately 1:52.