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Advisories
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Visit responsibly
Follow these guides to ensure your activities are safe, respectful, and ecologically friendly:
Maps and location
Getting there
Trembleur Lake Park is located on the north side of the lake approximately 9 km west of the Middle River. The nearest community is Fort St. James.
UTM Zone 10: 356500E – 6077500N (NTS map reference: 93K/14)
NTS map references:
- Stuart Lake – 93K/7, 93K/8, 93K/9, 93K/10, 93K/11
- Tachie River – 93K/10 & 93K/15
- Trembleur Lake – 93K14 & 93K/15
- Middle River – 93K/14
- Takla Lake – 93M/1, 93M/8, 93M/9, 93N/3, 93N/4, 93N/5
Camping
Marine-accessible camping
Marine-accessible or wilderness camping is allowed, but no facilities are provided.
Practice Leave No Trace camping:
- If you pack it in, pack it out
- Choose a camp spot that will not do damage to live vegetation
- Dispose of personal waste or waste water at least 100 metres from the lake or from any creek
When visiting marine-accessible sites, be respectful of the sensitive wildlife habitats, and learn how to stay safe using our marine visitor guide.
Things to do
You can swim in the lake but there are no designated swimming areas.
There are no lifeguards on duty in BC Parks.
The settlement on the north side of Trembleur Lake at Middle River can be reached from the Leo Creek Forest Service Road. Access to the lake from Stuart Lake is via the Tachie River; this 26 kilometre river can be a challenge to navigate with fast water and small rapids.
Popular sport fish include Dolly Varden, rainbow trout, lake trout (char), kokanee, freshwater ling cod (burbot), and mountain whitefish.
Refer to the current BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis for specific catch quotas and regulations; the Stuart-Trembleur-Takla chain of waterways is in Region 7 (Omineca-Peace) – Zone A.
Anyone fishing in British Columbia must have an appropriate licence. To learn more, see the fishing and hunting guide.
Bicycles must keep to roadways. Bicycle helmets are mandatory in British Columbia.
Please note that bicycles with electric assist motors (e-bikes) are not allowed on the trails within Trembleur 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.
Trembleur Lake is open to hunting during the lawful game season. See the Hunting and Trapping Regulations Synopsis for further details.
Anyone hunting in British Columbia must comply with BC hunting regulations. To learn more, see the fishing and hunting guide.
About this park
Prior to Europeans settlement around 200 years ago, the Dakelh-ne people had inhabited the area for generations. To the fur traders, these people became known as the Carrier people, referring to the custom of widows who carried the ashes of cremated husbands with them until a traditional potlach could be held.
The Carrier traditionally led a semi-nomadic life, congregating along lakes and rivers in the warmer months to pick berries, hunt and tan hides, and catch and process the salmon that was an important staple of their diet. The winter was spent ice fishing and trapping in smaller family units.
Several Carrier groups reside in the Stuart-Trembleur-Takla lakes area including the Nak’azdli, Yekoochet’en, Takla, and Tl’azt’en. Traditional trails, culturally altered trees, and pictographs can be found throughout the area.
For many years prior to the arrival of European explorers, the Stuart-Trembleur-Takla lakes area was home to the Dakelh-ne people. In 1806 Simon Fraser brought the fur trade to the area with the establishment of the Stuart Lake Post for the North West Company. The company merged with the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1821, and in 1822 they named the settlement Fort St. James.
Fort St. James, once the economic capital of the colony of New Caledonia and said to be the oldest European-settled community in British Columbia, saw its importance as a fur trading centre diminish in 1869 when gold was discovered 100 miles north in the Omineca Valley.
With the miners came a new economic prosperity for the area which has largely been replaced by the forest industry today. Tourism is also growing and hunting and fishing lodges can be found on all three lakes.
Trembleur Lake Park preserves for future generations a natural area and contributes to the role of the Stuart-Trembleur-Takla lakes system as a backcountry boating destination area.
Diversity of the terrain and types of vegetation support abundant wildlife populations in the area. Moose and black bear are plentiful. Other less visible species include mule and white-tail deer, wolf, and grizzly bear. Furbearers in the area include the lynx, fox, beaver, marten, fisher, otter, and wolverine.
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.
Contact
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