Wasa Lake Park

Wasa Lake campground is located on the east side of the lake 1 km from Highway 93/95. The campsites accommodate both long recreation vehicles and tents. There are no drive-through sites. Information/interpretive shelters and telephone are located at the entrance to the campground. Campsite reservations are accepted and first-come, first-served sites are also available. 
 

Accessibility information is available for this park, as well as these areas of the park:

• Campers beach
• Grey change house
• Horseshoe Beach
• Main Beach

This park has four day-use/picnic areas, including 45 picnic sites.

Camper’s Beach

Camper’s Beach is located across from the campground and has a pit toilet, change house, picnic tables, sandy beach and a grassed area.

Horseshoe Beach

Horseshoe Beach is located 2 km north of the campground and has picnic tables, sandy beach, grassed area and a flush toilet building.

Grey Change Beach

Adjacent to Horseshoe Beach, Grey Change Beach has a day-use area, picnic tables, grassed area, a pebbly beach and one pit toilet. At the very north end of the lake is another day-use area. The Grey Change day-use area is open year-round.

Main Beach

Main Beach has a large sandy beach, grassed area, picnic tables, paved parking, and two pit toilets.

Pit and flush toilets are located throughout the park. Change houses are located at each day-use area.

Hot showers are available at Wasa Lake, located near the front entrance of campground.

Ten cold water taps are located randomly throughout the campground. Each day-use area of the park also has a cold water tap. Taps are shut off during the off-season.

There is an adventure playground located within Camper’s Beach day-use area.  A Children’s bike park is located within the campground at the south end, near site 89, for the use and enjoyment of families staying in the campground.

A boat launch is located on the east shore across from the campground at Camper’s Beach. It consists of a concrete pad capable of launching a large boat.

A sani-station is located at the north end of the lake on Wasa Lake Park Drive and is available during the operating season.

Firewood can be purchased from the park operator in some parks or you can bring your own wood. Fees for firewood are set locally and may vary. To preserve vegetation and ground cover, please do not 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. Limited burning hours or campfire bans may be implemented and some parks use communal fire rings. Bring a portable stove for cooking.

Forest of the Rainshadow Self-guided Interpretive Trail is a 2.7 km loop, 1 hour, nature walk for the whole family starting at the amphitheatre located in the campground. There is an 8 km “Wasa Lions Way” paved path and secondary road trail around the lake that accommodates hikers and cyclists. For your personal safety and the preservation of the Wasa Park grasslands, please obey posted signs and keep to designated trails as shortcutting trails destroys plant life and soil structure.

There are four buoyed swimming access areas in the day use areas of the park. Warm waters and 2000 metres of developed gently sloping beaches provide excellent sunbathing and swimming areas, change rooms, picnic tables and washrooms are provided.

There are no lifeguards in provincial parks.

Canoeing is possible; however, caution must be used due to power boats on the lake.

Perch and bass fishing is available in this freshwater lake. Anyone fishing or angling in British Columbia must have an appropriate licence.

Pets/domestic animals must be on a leash at all times and are not allowed in beach areas, day-use areas or park buildings. You are responsible for their behaviour and must dispose of their excrement.

Exceptions: Wasa Lake Park now has a dog friendly day-use area. The dog beach is located at the south end of Campers beach. This area is user maintained; owners are required to clean up after their pets. Signage is present and dog waste disposal-bags are provided on site.

Bicycles must keep to roadways. Bicycle helmets are mandatory in British Columbia. There is an 8 km “Wasa Lions Way” paved path and secondary road trail around the lake that accommodates cyclists and pedestrians. A self guided mountain bike loop takes you from Wasa Lake to Lazy Lake. The “Lazy Lake Bike Loop” is a 33-kilometre ride which takes you up Wolf Creek Road to Lazy Lake and back to Wasa Lake on Lazy Lake Road. Mountain bikes are recommended.

A Children’s bike park is located within the campground at the south end, near site 89, for the use and enjoyment of families staying in the campground.

For details on e-biking within Wasa Lake Provincial Park, see the e-biking section below.

Please note that bicycles with electric assist motors (e-bikes) are permitted on signed or designated trails within Wasa Lake Provincial Park, provided they meet the definitions and criteria for e-bike use as outlined in the BC Parks cycling guidelines.

Wasa Lake provides waterskiing opportunities. Waterskiiers are not allowed in the buoyed swimming areas of the lake but a skier’s beach is accessed via the Horseshoe day-use areas.

There are windsurfing opportunities on Wasa Lake.