Morice Lake Park is about 84 kilometres from Houston, reached by the Morice River Forest Service Road, Morice Lake Road, and a radio-controlled logging road where loaded logging trucks have the right of way. BC Parks says the park encompasses all of Morice Lake and most of the surrounding area to the height of land.
The long lake reaches southwest into the Coast Range, with mountains, glaciers, waterfalls, and a wilderness setting.
Morice Lake offers road-access camping and boating in a largely wilderness landscape. BC Parks lists boating, camping, canoeing, fishing, wildlife viewing, hiking, mountaineering, and hunting. Atna Bay is a popular destination, with a waterfall on the Atna River connecting Atna Lake to Morice Lake.
A series of three short portage trails connects Atna Bay with Atna Lake in Atna River Park, while no other developed trails exist in Morice Lake Park. Conservation values include water quality, fish habitat and fish populations at the headwaters of an important salmon and steelhead river, old-growth forests, rare whitebark pine ecosystems, and wildlife habitat.
Camp, boat, paddle early before winds build, portage toward Atna Lake, fish under detailed seasonal restrictions, swim in very cold water, watch wildlife, hunt during open seasons, and plan mountaineering or wilderness travel if properly equipped.
Strong winds can blow down Morice Lake and build waves quickly; the Sanctuary Cabin is a safe place to wait out a wind event. Boil or purify drinking water. ORVs are restricted to maintained park roads, guiding requires a Park Use Permit, and anglers must review Morice River restrictions before fishing.
