Initially unchanged, the siding was named after John Murray and his mining partner Bill Whiteley.

To prevent confusion, the siding also became Slocan Park in 1910, but the post office was not renamed until 1912.

[3] Koch Siding, now considered part of Slocan Park, was once a distinct place.

At one time, this helped the Kootenay-Slocan Fruit Co. Ltd. sell orchard lots on the west side of the river.

[5] Nowadays, Slocan Park is largely an agricultural and residential community of about 120 households, which includes a co-operative grocery and gas outlet, and a local credit union branch.