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Premier Lake Park

49.9083° N, 115.6464° W

Premier Lake Park, British Columbia. 49.9083° N, 115.6464° W

Provincial park, 8.37 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/bc/premier-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.
  • 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).

Premier Lake Park is a 8.37 km² provincial park 12 km northeast of Wasa, in British Columbia. It was established in 1940.

2 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Premier Lake (2.02 km²).

Area
8.37 km²
Established
1940
Named lakes
2

Conditions today

14.4 °C

Mostly CloudyWind SSE 13 km/h

Observed at Cranbrook, as of 3:00 a.m. MDT

Tonight: Clear. Wind southeast 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 7.

Weather: Cranbrook (local forecast), as of 3:02 a.m. MDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:22 a.m.
Sunrise
7:55 a.m.
Sunset
7:03 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:35 p.m.
Moonrise
6:53 a.m.
Moonset
6:23 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Cranbrook, as of 3:00 a.m. MDT

In the park

FeatureArea
1Premier Lake2.02 km²
2Rockbluff Lake0.19 km²

Things to do

Activities

  • Canoeing
  • Cycling
  • Fishing
  • Hiking
  • Hunting
  • Pets on leash
  • Swimming
  • Wildlife viewing

Camping

  • Frontcountry camping
  • RV-accessible camping
  • Winter camping

Facilities

  • Accessibility information
  • Boat launch
  • Campfires
  • Drinking water
  • Picnic areas
  • Pit or flush toilets
  • Playground
  • Showers

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

Official record

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