High Lakes Basin Park is on the Nehalliston Plateau, 16 kilometres west of Little Fort and 2.5 kilometres north of Caverhill Lake. BC Parks says the park contains a small group of medium-sized lakes with wild trout stocks, an unusual feature in the Interior.
Access is by foot or horseback.
High Lakes Basin Park is for visitors who want a self-reliant wilderness lake trip focused on fishing, quiet trails, and simple camping. The lakes contain wild rainbow trout, and some primitive user-maintained camping areas have been established.
The park represents an Engelmann spruce and subalpine fir ecosystem on the Nehalliston Plateau. It also sits on a historic Indigenous travel route from Lac des Roches to the North Thompson Valley. Wildlife viewing opportunities are listed by BC Parks.
Recreation remains intentionally rough. BC Parks notes hiking, hunting, horseback riding, canoeing and kayaking only if boats are carried in, fishing, and wildlife viewing. Trails into the park from nearby forestry roads are primitive and unmarked, and BC Parks suggests asking local fishing resorts or angling guides for advice.
Plan around foot or horseback access, wild rainbow trout fishing, primitive camping, unmarked hiking, carrying in a canoe or kayak, wildlife viewing, historic-route context, and seasonal hunting where open and permitted.
Bring drinking water because potable water is not available. Ranger patrols are infrequent, so tell a responsible adult your destination and expected return. Use existing trails for horseback access and check campfire bans before entering the backcountry.
