<p>A park visitor walks the shore of Big Bar Lake near the day-use area.</p>
Big Bar Lake Park
46
Tent Sites
10
RV Sites
Facilities
Activities
Season
Opens: May 15 — Closes: October 31
About
Big Bar Lake Park is set against a mountainous backdrop of the southern Cariboo. The park provides a range of recreational opportunities including day-use picnicking, lakeside camping, boating, canoeing, swimming, wildlife viewing, hiking, and fishing. Established in 1969, it is a very popular destination for family camping vacations. The park features 25 new lakeside campsites in addition to a large beachside day-use area. Visitors of Big Bar Lake Park often see wildlife on the 4 km hiking trail surrounding the wetlands, and enjoy angling for rainbow trout in the lake. The area is an extremely popular fishing destination. Area attractions include several guest ranches and the historical Gang Ranch. Visitors can also travel along the Jesmond Loop by continuing past Big Bar Lake Park, and eventually connecting with Highway 97 by way of the Jesmond and Kelly Lake Roads. This scenic drive passes by Little Big Bar Lake and the historic townsite of Jesmond. This is the site of the OK Corral, one of the oldest ranches in the area. The loop also accesses the Jesmond fire lookout by way of a narrow four-wheel drive road, from which visitors can enjoy panoramic views of the surrounding landscape, including Marble Range and Edge Hills Parks.
Location
51.3110, -121.8145