Lac La Hache Park is on Highway 97, 13 kilometres north of the community of Lac La Hache. BC Parks calls Lac La Hache one of the most popular recreation lakes along Highway 97.
The park has campground facilities on one side of the highway and a day-use beach area across Highway 97 on the shore of Lac La Hache.
Lac La Hache Park is a practical Cariboo camping, beach, boating, and fishing stop with local history built in. The area is tied to stories of nineteenth-century fur traders, gold seekers, cattle ranchers, and miners using the Cariboo Wagon Road east of the lake.
The long-standing campground has flush toilets, tap water, a sani-station, and a self-guided nature trail. The day-use area has an adventure playground, picnic tables, picnic shelter, boat launch, developed beach, changehouse, and flush toilets.
The Wagon Road self-guided nature trail is two kilometres long and covers nature and Gold Rush history. The lake is excellent for kokanee, rainbow trout, lake trout, and burbot, and it is also popular for powerboating and waterskiing. Swimming is supported by a wide sandy beach, a roped-off swimming area, change rooms, an open-air shower, and washrooms.
Plan around frontcountry camping, the Wagon Road trail, sandy-beach swimming, boat launch use, paddling, powerboating, waterskiing, fishing, playground time, and Cariboo history.
Highway 97 separates the campground and day-use area, so accompany children. Shower and towel down after swimming if swimmer's itch is a concern, and clean boats to prevent Eurasian water milfoil spread.
