Park overview
Niskonlith Lake offers rustic camping and is popular for swimming, fishing and boating. There are limited facilities, so campers should be self-sufficient.
Advisories
Dates of operation
The park gate is open April 26, 2024 to October 31, 2024
- Facility type
- Frontcountry camping
- Number of campsites
- Vehicle-accessible sites: 29
- Main operating season
- 2024: April 26 to September 29
- Winter season
- 2024: October 1 to October 31
- Winter season note
- The park gate is closed during the off-season. No fees are collected and no services are provided.
Special notes
- Due to limited facilities, only small car-top type boats can be launched at the park site.
- The nearest public telephone is at Chase, 8km away.
- Please help to prevent the spread of Eurasian Water Milfoil by removing all weeds from your boat and motor before launching and after removing it from the lake.
Camping
This park offers 29 vehicle-accessible campsites on a first come, first served basis. Campsite reservations are not accepted. To pay for camping fees, please choose a site and self-register at the pay station.
Most of the campsites within the park are suitable for campers and small trailers only. However, there are more open camping spots at the south end of the campground that may allow for larger trailers. Most sites are shaded. There is no gatehouse at this park. There is limited parking for extra vehicles.
| Vehicle-accessible camping fee | $13 per party per night |
| BC seniors’ rate (day after Labour Day to June 14 only) | $6.50 per senior party per night |
For information on the BC seniors’ rate, see the camping fees page.
Facilities
Firewood is not provided in this park. However, you are more then welcome to bring your own firewood as long as it meets current campfire restrictions of half a metre, by half a metre in size.
To preserve vegetation and ground cover, please don’t gather firewood from the area around your campsite or elsewhere in the park. Dead wood is an important habitat element for many plants and animals and it adds organic matter to the soil. You can conserve firewood and air quality by keeping your campfire small. Bring a portable stove for cooking.
Campfire bans may be in place. Before lighting a fire, check for bans or restrictions on BC Wildfire Service and on local or Indigenous government websites.
This park only has pit toilets, no flush toilets.
Activities
There is no designated swimming area.
There are no lifeguards on duty in BC Parks.
Canoeing and kayaking are popular activities at this park.
Fishing is popular at Niskonlith Lake for kokanee and rainbow trout.
Anyone fishing in British Columbia must have an appropriate licence. To learn more, see the fishing and hunting guide.
Pets and domestic animals must be on a leash at all times and are not allowed in beach areas or park buildings. You are responsible for their behaviour and must dispose of their excrement. Backcountry areas are not suitable for dogs or other pets due to wildlife issues and the potential for problems with bears.
Cycling is permitted only on roads.
Please note that bicycles with electric assist motors (e-bikes) are not allowed on the trails within Niskonlith Lake Park. E-bikes are restricted to park roads and areas where motorized use is permitted. The only exception to this policy will be for authorized and identified trail maintenance bikes conducting work on behalf of BC Parks.
Many of this parks trails are suitable for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in the winter months. The trails are not maintained in the winter months. There is limited road access to the park entrance during the winter.
There are ice fishing opportunities in this park.
Located off 8km of gravel road, northwest from Hwy #1 at Chase (east of Kamloops). The closest communities to this park are Chase, Scotch Creek, Sorrento, Salmon Arm and Kamloops.
Learn more about this park
Park details
- Date established: September 4, 1975
- Size: 275 hectares
Park contact
This park proudly operated by:
Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd.
shuswaplake@yahoo.com
250 955-0863
Park operator is in site #9 (during peak season)
Nature and culture
History: Established in 1975.
Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples
BC Parks honours Indigenous Peoples’ connection to the land and respects the importance of their diverse teachings, traditions, and practices within these territories. This park webpage may not adequately represent the full history of this park and the connection of Indigenous Peoples to this land. We are working in partnership with Indigenous Peoples to update our websites so that they better reflect the history and cultures of these special places.