Charlie Lake Park is a 92 hectare BC Parks site on the southwestern shore of 13 kilometre Charlie Lake, 11 kilometres north of Fort St. John at the junction of the Alaska Highway and Highway 29. BC Parks places it in the rolling landscape of the Interior Plains.
The park combines campground access with a well-equipped day-use area.
Charlie Lake is a practical Peace region camping and day-use park. Visitors can walk forested trails, canoe or kayak, picnic, and use a day-use area with an adventure playground, large grass field, picnic shelter, and horseshoe pits.
BC Parks lists walking trails connecting the campground and day-use area, swimming, canoeing and kayaking without rentals, fishing for northern pike and walleye, cycling on designated roads and trails, and disc golf.
The park landscape includes aspen forest mixed with birch, alder, lodgepole pine, spruce, Saskatoon berry, soopolalie, flat-top spirea, waxberry, and squashberry. Wildlife is not described as prevalent in the park, but larger mammals occur in the broader area, and waterfowl visit the lake and shoreline.
Volunteer park host opportunities may also be available through the park operator.
Plan around frontcountry camping, day-use picnics, adventure playground time, short walking trails, swimming, canoeing, kayaking, northern pike and walleye fishing, designated-road cycling, disc golf, horseshoes, and picnic shelter reservations.
Off-road vehicles are prohibited, including ATVs, off-road motorcycles, snowmobiles, and side-by-sides. Keep pets leashed, bring your own paddling rentals if needed, and confirm camping and shelter reservation details.
