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Bowron Lake Park

53.2101° N, 121.0195° W

Park boundary and water from open government data.

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Bowron Lake Park, British Columbia. 53.2101° N, 121.0195° W

Provincial park, 1,400 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/bc/bowron-lake-park/, compiled October 9, 2026

  • Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • BC Parks protected areas, BC Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
  • HydroLAKES v1.0, Messager et al. 2016 / WWF HydroSHEDS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  • Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
  • City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.

Bowron Lake Park is a 1,400 km² provincial park 16 km east of Barkerville, in British Columbia. It was established in 1961.

14 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Isaac Lake (32.6 km²).

Area
1,400 km²
Established
1961
Named lakes
14

Conditions today

Tonight: Periods of rain. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind southeast 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Wind becoming northwest 20 gusting to 40 near midnight. Low plus 5.

Weather: McBride (local forecast), as of 10:05 p.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:43 a.m.
Sunrise
7:18 a.m.
Sunset
6:23 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:58 p.m.
Moonrise
4:56 a.m.
Moonset
5:31 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 4% lit

In the park

The 12 largest of 14 named lakes, ranked by area.

FeatureArea
1Isaac Lake32.6 km²
2Lanezi Lake24.2 km²
3Bowron Lake10.2 km²
4Indianpoint Lake5.11 km²
5Spectacle Lakes4.77 km²
6Swan Lake2.78 km²
7Babcock Lake1.63 km²
8Kibbee Lake1.44 km²
9McLeary Lake0.5 km²
10Unna Lake0.43 km²
11Thompson Lake0.35 km²
12Hunter Lake0.29 km²

Waterfalls

Rivers

Official names from the Canadian Geographical Names Database; each name opens its location on OpenStreetMap.

Things to do

Activities

  • Canoeing
  • Cycling
  • Fishing
  • Hiking
  • Hunting
  • Kayaking
  • Pets on leash
  • Swimming
  • Winter recreation

Camping

  • Cabins and huts
  • Frontcountry camping
  • Group camping
  • Marine-accessible camping

Facilities

  • Accessibility information
  • Boat launch
  • Campfires
  • Drinking water
  • Pit or flush toilets

As listed by the park’s official page. Book a campsite

Official record

Designation
Provincial park
Park class
Class A
IUCN category
Ib, Wilderness areaInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Government of British Columbia
Official website
bcparks.ca
Reservations
camping.bcparks.ca

Photos

Babcock Creek, Bowron Lake Provincial Park (DSCF3344)
Photo: Trougnouf, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Campsite 38 in Bowron Lake Provincial Park at night (DSCF3026)
Photo: Trougnouf, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Cariboo River in Bowron Lake Provincial Park (DSCF3180)
Photo: Trougnouf, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons