Crown Land in the Cariboo

12 crown land sites 8 fishing spots 8 campgrounds

The South Cariboo is lake country, a rolling plateau of pine and aspen dotted with small lakes, and 100 Mile House, on Highway 97, is the town at its centre. There are 137 mapped lakes and streams within 25 km, starting with 101 Mile Lake, Exeter Lake and Stephenson Lake within 3 km and 103 Mile Lake at 5 km. Provincial parks begin about 19 km out with Flat Lake Park, followed by Moose Valley Park (22 km), the many sites of Green Lake Park (24 to 28 km) and Ruth Lake Park (27 km). Recreation site campgrounds are small and spread out: Valentine Lake (13 km, 13 sites), Irish Lake in the Interlakes area (14 km), Greeny Lake North (24 km, 16 sites) and Helena Lake (29 km, 15 sites), with 32 in total within 50 km. This page rounds up the region's public land, fishing spots, campgrounds and road trips.

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Crown Land Nearby

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99 Mile Bike Trails Parking Lot
Recreation Site
3 km
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Beanstalk Cabin
Recreation Reserve
4 km
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McGregor Cabin
Recreation Reserve
4 km
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99 MILE RECREATION SKI TRAILS
Recreation Reserve
5 km
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99 Mile Parking Oval
Recreation Reserve
5 km
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99 Mile XC Keene Road Parking
Recreation Reserve
5 km
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EDMUND LAKE
Recreation Reserve
9 km
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Simon Lake
Recreation Reserve
10 km
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Goldrush Snowmobile Parking
Recreation Site
10 km
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BIG LAKE
Recreation Reserve
12 km
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Valentine Lake
Recreation Site
13 km
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Jabba Hut
Recreation Reserve
13 km

Nearest Fishing Spots

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Little Bridge Creek
2 km
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Mud Lake
2 km
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Stephenson Lake
3 km
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101 Mile Lake
3 km
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Exeter Lake
3 km
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Davy Lake
4 km
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Foxtail Creek
5 km
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103 Mile Lake
5 km

Nearest Campgrounds

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Valentine Lake
100 Mile House
13 km
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Irish Lake
Interlakes Area (highway 24)
14 km
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Lower Lake
100 Mile House
15 km
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Lake Of The Trees
100 Mile House
23 km
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Greeny Lake North
100 Mile House
24 km
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Drewry Lake West
100 Mile House
27 km
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Whale Lake
100 Mile House
28 km
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Boar Lake
100 Mile House
28 km

Road Trips Nearby

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Road Trip Cariboo Gold Rush – Quesnel, Barkerville
Barkerville
90 km
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Road Trip Highway 20 – Williams Lake to Bella Coola, "The Hill"
Bella Coola
460 km

Crown land by city in the Cariboo

Williams Lake Prince George

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Much of the plateau around 100 Mile House is Crown forest mixed with private ranch land; the 99 Mile ski and bike trails are 3 to 5 km from town, and Flat Lake and Moose Valley parks are about 20 km away.

Recreation sites are the usual choice: 32 lie within 50 km of 100 Mile House, the closest being Valentine Lake at 13 km and Irish Lake at 14 km. Green Lake Park also has BC Parks campgrounds about 25 km away.

Yes. The bay at the mouth of Watch Creek, northeast of the boundary signs, is closed from March 1 to May 31; the rest of the lake follows the Region 5 rules.

Yes. Moose Valley Park, 2,500 ha about 22 km from 100 Mile House, protects a chain of small lakes that is popular for short canoe trips.

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Public land near Cariboo runs well past the last cell tower. Export the area as a geo-referenced PDF and read it in BorealMaps to keep your GPS position on the map when the signal drops.

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Regulations

A valid BC freshwater fishing licence is required; the South Cariboo is in fishing Region 5 (Cariboo), and several lakes, including Canim and Green, have seasonal closures at creek mouths. Recreation site and Crown land camping is limited to 14 days at one site. Much of the plateau is also cattle range, so close the gates you open and give cattle room on the forest roads.

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