Lac du Bois Grasslands Protected Area
50.7765° N, 120.5067° W
Lac du Bois Grasslands Protected Area, British Columbia. 50.7765° N, 120.5067° W
Protected area, 158 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/bc/lac-du-bois-grasslands-protected-area/, 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.
- 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).
- Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
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Lac du Bois Grasslands Protected Area is a 158 km² protected area beside Westsyde, in British Columbia. It was established in 1996.
4 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Pass Lake (0.34 km²).
- Area
- 158 km²
- Established
- 1996
- Named lakes
- 4
Conditions today
12.3 °C
Observed at Kamloops, as of 11:00 p.m. PDT
Tonight: Mainly cloudy. Wind east 20 km/h becoming southwest 30 late this evening. Low 10.
Weather: Kamloops (local forecast), as of 11:03 p.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:41 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:13 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:24 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:56 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 4:55 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:29 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 4% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Kamloops, as of 10:00 p.m. PDT
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In the park
| Rank | Feature | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pass Lake | 0.34 km² |
| 2 | Lac du Bois | 0.3 km² |
| 3 | Long Lake | 0.23 km² |
| 4 | Griffin Lake | 0.14 km² |
Things to do
Activities
- Cycling
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Hunting
- Pets on leash
- Wildlife viewing
- Winter recreation
Camping
- Wilderness camping
Facilities
- Campfires
As listed by the park’s official page.
Official record
- Designation
- Protected area
- Park class
- Class N
- IUCN category
- II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Managed by
- Government of British Columbia
- Official website
- bcparks.ca
Photos
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