Plan Stuart Lake Marine Park with Stuart-Trembleur-Takla boating, remote beaches, anchorages, fishing, sudden wind safety, no facilities, and boat-only sites.
Stuart Lake Marine Park is part of the Stuart-Trembleur-Takla Lake boating system in north-central British Columbia. BC Parks describes nearly 300 kilometres of waterway, more than 630 kilometres of lakeshore, sparse use, few developed facilities, and a chain of small parks offering protected anchorages or attractive beaches.
The marine park has no developed facilities.
Why Visit Stuart Lake Marine Park
This park is for self-reliant boaters seeking long-lake travel, remote shorelines, fishing, and quiet beaches. Stuart Lake is 90 kilometres long with 270 kilometres of shoreline, and BC Parks notes that its northwestern arm has limited road access and a more wilderness feel.
The marine park includes three lakeside sites in the boating system. BC Parks identifies Two Islands Site as a small coarse-sand beach and anchorage site, Jus K’etl’o Bay as a rocky or grassy shoreline with an attractive sheltered bay, and North Arm as a pebble beach and grass shoreline with two small offshore islands.
Things To Do
Boat between remote sites, swim without designated swimming areas or lifeguards, canoe, kayak, fish for rainbow trout, lake trout, kokanee, burbot, and mountain whitefish, cycle where appropriate, and hunt under current regulations.
Planning Notes
Bring all water and use a camp stove because potable water and campfires are not available. Stuart Lake is subject to sudden heavy winds that can create dangerous whitecaps, and small boats should stay close to shore. There are no developed trails. Maps are informational and not for navigation; use proper marine and topographic references. Pets must be leashed and kept out of beach areas and buildings.