Whiteswan Lake Provincial Park, The Canadian Rockies

WHITESWAN LAKE PROVINCIAL PARK

Destination content © Andrew Hempstead, used from Moon Handbooks Canadian Rockies, 4th edition.
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WHITESWAN LAKE PROVINCIAL PARK

Access to this popular British Columbia park is from Highway 93/95, 50 km (31 miles) south of Radium Hot Springs and 28 km (17.4 miles) north of Skookumchuck. From a signed turnoff, an unpaved logging road takes off east into the mountains, leading first to 1,994-hectare (4.930-acre) Whiteswan Lake Provincial Park, then to Top of the World Provincial Park. The road climbs steadily from the highway, entering Lussier Gorge after 11 km (6.8 miles). Within the gorge, a steep trail leads down to Lussier Hot Springs. Two small pools have been constructed to contain the odorless hot (43°C/110°F) water as it bubbles out of the ground and flows into the Lussier River. Within the park itself, the road closely follows the southern shorelines of first Alces Lake then the larger Whiteswan Lake. The two lakes attract abundant birdlife; loons, grebes, and herons are all common. They also attract anglers, who come for great rainbow trout fishing. Both lakes are stocked and have a daily quota of two fish per person.