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La Hache Provincial Park is one of the more popular
recreation lakes in the region near the community of 100 Mile
House. The park is located on Highway 97 just north of 108
Mile Ranch and south of 122 Mile House, British Columbia,
Canada. At one time the First Nation people called the lake -
Lake Kumatakwa. At another time is was called Axe Lake
named after a fur trapper who lost an axe in the lake.
Established in 1956, the 24 hectare park is, mostly, under the
cover of Douglas Fir trees with a small supporting cast of lodgepole
pine and aspen tress. The massive lake is a popular destination
for camping, water skiing, canoeing, boating, hiking, fishing
and swimming during the summer months. During the winter months,
when the lake freezes over, people arrive at the lake to ice fish.
The
Lac La Hache Provincial Park is divided into two sections - the
campground area is east of the highway and the day use area and
lake is west of the highway. The campground includes 80+ campsites
with picnic tables and fire pits, a sani station, flush toilets
and fresh tap water.
Across
the highway on the lake is a day use area with picnic tables,
a sandy beach, playground, boat launch, flush toilets, change
rooms and a large wooden picnic shelter with a BBQ pit. The day
use parking lot is large and is RV and Bus Tour friendly.
Water skiing and fishing seem to be the most popular activities
on the lake. The lake is stocked with Lake, Rainbow and Kokanee
Trout attracting fishing enthusiasts to the region. The room on
the lake provides the conditions required for water skiers to
do their magic. The double wide paved boat launch provides easy
access to the lake for both groups.
There is a short 2 kilometre walking trail in the park named
the Wagon Road Self-Guided Nature Trail. It is a trail following
the same path as the early settlers, miners and fur traders who
once traveled the region seeking riches.
The region is also a popular wildlife viewing area. Some of the
birds visiting the park include ospreys, Bald Eagles, red-tailed
hawks, chickadees, pileated woodpeckers, loons, Trumpeter Swans
and nuthatches. Some of the land based wildlife in the area includes
mule deers, lynx, chipmunks, moose and black bears.
How
to Get to Lac La Hache: From the community
of 100 Mile House, BC travel 20 kilometres north on Highway 97
to Lac La Hache Provincial Park.
Contact information for
the local 100 Mile House community accommodations, tours,
guides, activities, campgrounds, golf courses, attractions,
realtors, etc. are posted under the community links listed
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