CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA - British Columbia: Including the Alaska Highway - page 555

The most accessible provincial park between Clinton and 100 Mile House is at Green
Lake, 14 kilometers (8.7 miles) east of Highway 97 (turn off Highway 97 16 kilometers/
10 miles northeast of 70 Mile House). This 16-kilometer-long (10-mile), emerald-colored
lake lies along an old Hudson's Bay Company fur-brigade trail; you can see traces of the
trail along the lake's shoreline. The park protects 11 different parcels of land around the
lake, with Sunset View, on the south shore, the main focus for campers and picnickers. Here
you'll find a sandy beach, a shaded lakeside picnic area, a playground, horseshoe pits, rel-
atively warm water for swimming, and a campground (mid-May-Sept., $16).
100 Mile House
Named during the 1862 gold rush, when a roadhouse was constructed 100 miles north of
Lillooet, 100 Mile House (population 2,000) is a forestry and ranching center that promotes
itself as “Log Home Building Capital of North America.” True to its word, as you pass
through town you'll see many log home construction businesses lining the highway (the log
homes are put together in town, then deconstructed and rebuilt at their final destination).
Passing through 100 Mile House, it's difficult to miss the log construction South
Cariboo Visitor Centre —just look for the world's largest cross-country skis out front
(250/395-5353 or 877/511-5353, www.southcaribootourism.ca , 8:30am-4:30pm Mon.-Fri.,
longer hours in summer). An area of wetland lies directly behind the information center,
with signage depicting the many bird species that are often present.
Toward Williams Lake
Three kilometers (1.9 miles) north of 100 Mile House, a road heads east off the highway,
leading 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) to Ruth Lake, which is stocked with rainbow trout; 44
kilometers (27 miles) to Canim Beach Provincial Park, with campsites for $16; and 70
kilometers (43.4 miles) to Canim River Falls, between Canim and Mahood Lakes.
Back out on the highway and continuing north, you'll come to 19-kilometer-long
(12-mile-long) Lac La Hache, one of the most picturesque bodies of water in Cariboo
Country (and known by boat anglers for its hungry kokanee and lake trout). At the lake's
south end is the small community of Lac La Hache, with a small museum and informa-
tion center on the east side of the highway. At the lake's north end, a provincial park offers
campsites for $17.
The next main turnoff, at 150 Mile House, takes you on a 65-kilometer (40-mile) scenic
drive (the last 10 kilometers/6.2 miles are unpaved) northeast to Horsefly Lake Provin-
cial Park (519/826-6850 or 800/689-9025, www.discovercamping.ca , mid-May-mid-Sept.,