PROVINCIAL PARKS IN THE CARIBOO AND CHILCOTIN
BRITISH COLUMBIA

Helmcken Falls, Wells Gray Provincial Park

CARIBOO • CHILCOTIN

Big Bar Lake Provincial Park
Clinton area
Rolling landscape situated on the shore of a large lake, and scattered with small lakes and ponds.

Bonaparte Provincial Park
Kamloops area
The area has wild fish stocks and high wilderness recreation values for hiking, canoeing, wildlife viewing, hunting, and adventure tourism.

Bridge Lake Provincial Park
100 Mile House area
Bridge Lake Park is made up of two land parcels. The developed parcel is a popular, small campground located on the south end of Bridge Lake near the community of the same name. A short walking trail skirts the lakeshore. Rainbow, lake trout and burbot are eagerly sought by anglers.

Canim Beach Provincial Park
100 Mile House area
Canim Lake is one of the larger lakes in the Cariboo, and is popular for fishing, paddling, swimming, picnicking and water skiing. The area features include Canim Falls at the east end of the lake in Wells Gray Provincial Park, and picturesque views of the surrounding mountains.

Chasm Provincial Park
Clinton area
The unique features of Chasm Provincial Park offer hiking opportunities and spectacular backdrops for the avid photographer.

Edge Hills Provincial Park
Clinton area
Protects panoramic river canyon vistas, gentle forested slopes, and grassy benchlands and ravines on the eastern slope of the Fraser River. Such a diverse landscape provides habitat for a wide range of wildlife species.

Elephant Hill Provincial Park
Cache Creek area
A natural dry grassland area, with typical wildlife species including rattlesnakes. This protected area provides an area of ungrazed and areas of lightly grazed grasslands in some of the driest conditions of province.

Emar Lakes Provincial Park
Little Fort area
A chain of large and small lakes, potholes and wetlands in a forested setting in the upper Emar Creek watershed, offering small, user-maintained, wilderness campsites, and a circular canoe route with short portages.

Flat Lake Provincial Park
100 Mile House area
Features many small, interconnected lakes, and it is locally popular as a destination for one-to three-day canoe trips (locals call the area the Davis Lake Chain, after the lake nearest the access). In winter, the area is suitable for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. The park's natural feature are the wetlands and lakes are excellent habitat for waterfowl, aquatic mammals and moose.

Green Lake Provincial Park
70 Mile House area
The open rangeland and mixed forests of aspen and lodgepole pine found here are typical of the Cariboo's landscape.

Greenstone Mountain Provincial Park
Kamloops area
Hiking and nature study opportunities exist in the park. The mountain top, accessible by road, offers panoramic views of the surrounding mountains, lakes and dry valley environments of the Thompson Valley. I

Harry Lake Aspen Provincial Park
Cache Creek area
The Park has an interesting grassland/aspen area of high geological diversity and protects a small representation of upper grasslands in conjunction with an Aspen/Douglas-fir forest. This area offers opportunity for hiking, wildlife viewing and photography.

High Lakes Basin Provincial Park
Little Fort area
This park contains a small group of medium-sized lakes containing wild trout stocks. This is unusual in the interior. The park also represents an ecosystem of Engelmann Spruce-Sub-alpine Fir forest on the Nehalliston plateau. This is a wilderness area with opportunities for hiking and hunting.

Junction Sheep Range Provincial Park
Williams Lake area
Consists of rolling grasslands and deeply eroded gullies at the confluence of the Chilcotin and Fraser Rivers in central BC. This unique landscape is a place of spectacular scenery, with cliffs and hoodoos breaking the grassland benches.

Lac La Hache Provincial Park
Lac La Hache/100 Mile House area
This is an excellent fishing lake for Kokanee and lake trout, as well as rainbow trout and burbot during the summer months. However, fishing need not be your only recreational pursuit, as the lake is also a popular place for power boating and water-skiing.

Marble Range Provincial Park
Clinton area
These mountains feature caves, sinkholes and disappearing streams, as well as cliffs, chasms, and crenellated ridges. The park protects populations of California bighorn sheep and mule deer. There are some rough trails, popular with local hikers, hunters and horseback riders.

Moose Valley Provincial Park
100 Mile House area
The park protects a chain of 12 small lakes, popular as a day or overnight canoeing destination. It is an idyllic place to visit, rewarding paddlers with clear, shallow lakes and abundant aquatic plants and flowers. The many tiny reed-fringed islands and surrounding marshes provide excellent habitat for deer, moose, waterfowl and amphibians.

Mount Savona Provincial Park
Kamloops area
Visitors can enjoy hiking, nature study, wildlife viewing, and hunting. Scenic and cultural heritage appreciation are also popular. The summit of Mount Savona - accessible by 4-wheel drive road - affords excellent views of the dry Thompson River Valley and Kamloops Lake.

Mount Revelstoke National Park
Revelstoke area
From dense old-growth rainforest of giant cedar and pine, travel up through subalpine forest, and finally alpine meadows and tundra. Marvel at the spectacular view of the ice-clad peaks of the Monashee Mountains and, to the east, the Selkirk Mountains. The Giant Cedars hiking trail takes you through a stand of ancient Western Red Cedars, and the Skunk Cabbage trail introduces you to jungle-like wetland, a birder's paradise.

North Thompson River Provincial Park
Clearwater area
A lovely campground situated at the confluence of the Clearwater and North Thompson Rivers. Popular with travellers on Hwy #5, with young families, or as a base camp for visitors exploring Wells Gray Park and the Clearwater area.

North Thompson Oxbows Jensen Island Provincial Park
Kamloops area
The oxbow fills in spring freshet and dries through the summer, to create a seasonal range of riparian habitats.

Painted Bluffs Provincial Park
Kamloops area
The distinctive multi-coloured rocks and soils on an intrusion of batholithic rocks provide a muted rainbow of colour.

Porcupine Meadows Provincial Park
Kamloops area
Areas of undisturbed wetlands and patches of old-growth forests make this park particularly significant in the region.

Ruth Lake Provincial Park
100 Mile House area
Ruth Lake is a recreational day use area popular with local residents for fishing and swimming. A grassy area overlooks a small beach. The remainder of the park is undeveloped forest above the lake. This open forest of fir and pine shades large boulders or "erratics," reminders of the great ice sheets of 10,000 years ago.

Schoolhouse Lake Provincial Park
100 Mile House area
Backcountry hiking, fishing and camping opportunities exist, although access to the park is limited.

Taweel Provincial Park
Clearwater area
A picturesque large lake, connected with trail network to smaller lakes, in an area noted for fishing, hiking, and nature appreciation in a wilderness setting.

Tunkwa Provincial Park
Savona area
Tunkwa is listed in the top 10 provincial rainbow trout fisheries. This park protects mid elevation grasslands, forests, lakes, and wetlands including bogs and ponds. This is a year-round recreation area, noted for camping, hunting, horseback riding, wildlife viewing, fishing, cross-country skiing, and snowmobiling.

Wells Gray Provincial Park
Clearwater area
Wells Gray has something to offer every outdoor interest: lush alpine meadows, excellent birding and wildlife viewing opportunities; hiking for every ability, ranging from a few minutes on a level trail to many days with a map and compass; boating, canoeing and kayaking.

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PROVINCIAL PARKS IN THE CARIBOO AND CHILCOTIN
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PROVINCIAL PARKS IN THE CARIBOO AND CHILCOTIN BRITISH COLUMBIA

CARIBOO • CHILCOTIN

BRITISH COLUMBIA ACTIVITIES

ACROSS CANADA

PROVINCIAL PARKS IN THE CARIBOO AND CHILCOTIN
BRITISH COLUMBIA