Bowron Lake Provincial Park

Bowron Lake Provincial Park in east-central British Columbia protects a vast wilderness of lakes, rivers, old-growth forest, and glaciated mountains within a larger connected protected landscape. Best known for the Bowron Lakes canoe circuit, it offers a renowned backcountry paddling route with strictly limited seasonal access. The area was used by First Nations long before the park existed, and Indigenous place names remain on the landscape. During and after the Cariboo Gold Rush, exploration and settlement increased around the region. Created first as a game reserve in 1925 and expanded as a provincial park in 1961, it is now protected chiefly for wildlife, recreation, and striking glacial scenery.

British Columbia · Canada