CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA - British Columbia: Including the Alaska Highway - page 568

Before setting out on the circuit, paddlers must obtain a permit from the BC Parks Re-
gistration Centre (7am-8pm daily May 15-Sept. 30) at the end of the park access road.
Permits cost $60 per person. Because a limited number of persons are permitted on the cir-
cuit at any given time, you should reserve a spot as far in advance as possible (lines open
January 2 for the following season) by calling 519/826-6850 or 800/689-9025 or visiting
www.discovercamping.com . The reservation fee is $18 per canoe. A few spots are set aside
each day for drop-ins, but the sensible course of action is to reserve as far ahead as possible.
More information is online at www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks .
Accommodations and Camping
Two privately owned lodges near the end of the park access road provide meals and ac-
commodations, and are as popular with those attempting the canoe circuit as with trav-
elers who drive out simply to take in the wilderness setting. Both are right on Bowron
Lake and offer canoe rentals and full outfitting services for those doing the lake circuit.
Taking in guests since the 1930s, Bowron Lake Lodge (250/992-2733 or 800/519-3399,
www.bowronlakelodge.com , motel rooms $50, cabins $60-125, camping $28) has both lake
and river frontage, including its own private sandy beach. Beckers Lodge (250/992-8864
or 800/808-4761, www.beckerslodge.ca , May-early Oct.) has a choice of cabins ranging
$80-260 s or d. The Trapper Cabins with shared bathrooms are the most basic, and the best
is the family-friendly Betty Wendle Cabin, with an upstairs loft that has water views, a full
kitchen, a practical bathroom, separate bedrooms, and solid wooden furnishings throughout.
Camping is $20-30.
At the very end of the access road is a small provincial park campground with 25
sites but no hookups (519/826-6850 or 800/689-9025, www.discovercamping.ca , mid-May-
Sept., $16).