Emar Lakes Park protects a chain of large and small lakes, potholes, and wetlands in a forested setting in the upper Emar Creek watershed. BC Parks highlights user-maintained wilderness campsites and a circular canoe route with short portages.
Access is from Highway 24 west of Little Fort, with an unmarked entrance near the summit sign.
Emar Lakes is a self-sufficient paddling and wilderness camping destination for visitors comfortable with rustic conditions. BC Parks says the park is not regularly serviced or patrolled, and visitors must be prepared for user-maintained camping.
The canoe route links Janice Lake, Dytiscid Lake, Emar Lake, Willowgrouse Lake, Boulder Lake, Club Lake, and Next Lake by short, user-maintained portages cleared at the beginning of each summer. Parking and camping are at Janice Lake and Willowgrouse Lake.
Primitive trails connect lakes as part of the canoe route. Swimming, fishing for rainbow trout throughout the lake chain, wildlife viewing, leashed-pet travel, seasonal hunting, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing are all listed by BC Parks, though there are no maintained winter trails in the upper watershed setting.
Plan around canoe circuit travel, short portages, wilderness camping, swimming, rainbow trout fishing, primitive lake-to-lake trails, wildlife viewing, Janice Lake and Willowgrouse Lake staging, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and seasonal hunting.
Bring drinking water because potable water is not available. Travel self-sufficiently, check fishing and hunting regulations, leash pets, and plan around user-maintained campsites, limited services, and a park that is not regularly patrolled.
