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About the Watch Lake / Green Lake Area
The Watch Lake / Green Lake recreation area in British Columbia's unique
South Cariboo - a land rich in history, wide open spaces, and abundant wildlife. A
perfect travel destination! You'll find many types of accommodation available around
both lakes - lodges, log cabin rentals, camp grounds, RV sites - just about everything
except motels and hotels.
Shop for arts and crafts; visit the restaurants, stores
and pubs. Enjoy summer activities such as horseback riding, hiking, swimming and other
water sports. Come winter time go ice fishing, dog sledding, snowmobiling, cross-country
and downhill skiing, and snowshoeing.
Enjoy the scenic 5 hour drive north from Vancouver. Follow the Trans Canada Highway
to Cache Creek, then continue north along the Old Cariboo Gold Rush Trail (Hwy 97) to
70 Mile House. From there just follow the signs. You'll be surprised by what you
find!
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Known for excellent Trout fishing, the area also hosts abundant wildlife and incredible
bird watching. While studying one of the many feathered species of the area one might also
see a moose, bear, coyote, or fox trotting by or drinking in one of the many water holes.
As this is the heart of ranching country, you might also see a working cowboy out riding
the range, keeping an eye on the cow herd. Click on the map to the right, or below,
they will enlarge.
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100 Mile House
is our closest business centre, about a half hour away.
100 Mile offers everything from a loaf of bread at two major grocery stores, to new cars
at four major car dealers! It's a great little town.
70 Mile House
is our own local town. It has a Post Office, a Community Hall, a Pub, a General Store
with a gas station and Liquor Store, and an Access Center. The Dusty Rose Pub is a nice
Neighbourhood Pub with good food and friendly service. The 70 Mile Store offers almost
everything that you could want or need.
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Green Lake is located about l3 kms (8 miles) east of 70 Mile House. Green Lake
is an outstanding family lake, situated amongst rolling hills of meadows, aspen and
pine. This beautiful lake shines of Caribbean blue/green colors. The water is
incredibly clear, with some of the best beaches in BC and three fabulous provincial
park campgrounds. Green lake is a jewel for vacationing families. Boat launches,
resorts, and guest ranches are found all around the lake.
Besides the swimming, waterskiing, and horseback riding, Green lake offers many wildlife
viewing areas. Rainbow and Kokanee are found in the lake.
See our "Fishing Derby Page" |
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There are more than 8,000 lakes
in the Cariboo/Chilcotin region, and there is not a better place to use as a
base camp from which you can explore the area.
The aspen forests and open meadows provide some of the most delightful walking trails found
anywhere. On a sunny day, pause for a few minutes. Sit down in the grass, close your eyes
and relax; enjoy the rustle of the leaves, and the scent of chamomile and clover on the
afternoon breeze.
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Watch Lake is just past the ever popular Green Lake. It is three and half miles
of good, clean, clear water! 50,000 rainbow trout are put into Watch Lake every year,
making it an excellent fishing lake! Power boats have a speed restriction of 8km/hr.
While most fish caught are about 1 lb, rainbows up to 7 pounds have been recorded.
This lake is very popular with fishermen who enjoy trolling, spinning, and fly fishing.
See our "Fishing Derby Page" |
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The shore line still hosts a lot of natural Crown land. There is camping, resorts, boat
launches, and a guest ranch along with regular services. A large provincial campsite is
located nearby at Green Lake. From Watch Lake there is a great view of the rolling
Cariboo terrain.
Because of the power boat speed restriction of 8km/hr, Watch Lake is popular for swimming
as well as fishing. All manner of recreational activities are available in this area:
water activities, hiking and horseback riding in the summer; ice fishing, skating,
cross-country skiing and snowmobiling in the winter. In May the spawning fish can
be seen in the habitat enhancement area in Watch Creek.
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All in all, Watch Lake and Green Lake should be rated as two of the best family lakes
in BC and should be high on your priority list when visiting the Cariboo - you'll never
regret it and you'll find yourself coming back over and over again.
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No matter what the season, the South Cariboo, BC, is one of Canada's favorite travel
destinations. You can have a great vacation get-a-way, no matter what your interests.
The list of activities is pretty much endless even in the winter, which is one
of the prettiest times of the year! On our Activities page
we list things to do all year round. If you are looking for a Fall
holiday then come and join us at Cariboo Country Night for some
good old fashioned fun - a BBQ and Dance with live entertainment! The area hosts
Accommodation
of many different types, including B&Bs, Resorts, Guest Ranches, Lodges, Log Cabin rentals,
RV sites, and Camping. The Business Directory lists all of our
member businesses with their contact information, including web site addresses and email
links.
Click here to view some photos and/or a slide show of the area
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