City: Burns Lake
Top Things to do in Burns Lake
6 Things to Do in Burns Lake That You Shouldn't Miss
Burns Lake is a rural village in the North-Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada, incorporated in 1923. The village has a population of 2,029 according to the 2011 Census.
Restaurants in Burns Lake
1. Decker Lake Trading Post
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 9 reviews
Reviewed By Editrix_BC - Vancouver, Canada
Now here is a spot with character. Find everything and anything you could want - mostly old, but sometimes new! If you are into antique or second-hand stores, this is the place for you. If you are looking for a unique souvenir, you'll find one here. If you are lost, or want to be, stop here. If you need directions, advice, a snack or a drink, stop here. The proprietor, Janet, is fun, friendly, and full of local information.
2. Burns Lake Visitor Centre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 7 reviews
Burns Lake and the Lakes District region in Northern British Columbia is an outdoor adventure destination that is hard to beat! Experience world class mountain biking, explore over 3000 miles of lake shore, fly or boat into the famous Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, or shop at the many downtown boutiques. Find the Burns Lake Visitor Centre in the historic forest rangers warehouse - we can assist you in planning your perfect escape! #visitburnslake
Reviewed By Bill H - Las Vegas, Nevada
We were able to review past newspaper editions which were invaluable to our family history research.
3. Lakes District Air & Fishing
Overall Ratings
5 based on 4 reviews
Our flightseeing tours are a wonderful way to see the Wilderness and the beautiful Lakes District. Our floatplane flights are a great experience especially for those who have never been in a small plane. We own and operate one of Canada's most famous airplanes...the Dehavilland Beaver, come see for yourself and take a tour through historic areas and see BC's largest provincial park, Tweedsmuir!
Reviewed By Deb594 - Smithers, Canada
We flew in to Tesla Lake Fishing Lodge with Lakes District Air (Burns Lake) on a Beaver float plane for 4 days and nights. Nick and Mary Hawes were terrific hosts. The cabin is clean, beautiful, and remote. We brought bedding, food and fishing gear. They supplied boats and down riggers. Despite the remoteness, we had all the amenities: hot running water, fridge, stove and shower. Be prepared to chop wood and use an outhouse; part of a Wilderness adventure! There are 3 lakes to hike or boat too, but the fishing at Tesla was the best. Our biggest catch was a 6 lb. rainbow but a beautiful 10 pounder smoked the reel, jumped 3 times and sped away. I'd reccommend this trip to any fishing or Wilderness enthusiast.
4. Lakes District Museum Society
Overall Ratings
5 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By ulmartens - 100 Mile House, Canada
Wonderful museum. Located beside the Tourist Information building. Local and military history. A rare moose skull - one of four in the world
5. Ootsa Lake Circle Tour
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By matwaites - Vancouver, Canada
We were very eager to do this route after looking at it on the internet for more information.
The Ootsa Lake Circle Tour starts in Burns Lake, where you will go at the intersection from Highway 16, the Yellow Head Highway to Highway 35, and you follow this road, passing a ski club, and then you find yourself at the Francois Lake Ferry Terminal.
The Francois Lake ferry runs approximately every 30 min., and will take you along to Southlands, which gives you the starting point primarily for this exciting Wilderness route.
When you get off the ferry, then you go through some small communities with limited resources, but some of them will have fuel, and will have some food, and then theo ther ones will not have anything.
The communities that you will pass through during the journey are Takysie Lake, Grassy Plains, Danskin, and Eakin Settlement. There are also several of key attractions that you would be interested in searching. We however, didn't visit all of them with the fact that you really need to have the full day to attempt all of the attractions, but we were able to get to some of them.
The attractions are: The Eagle Creek Fairgrounds, Omenica Ski Club, Chesalata River and Falls, Skins Spillway, the entrance way to North Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, Nadina Mountain Recreation site, Little Andrews Bay Provincial Park, Francois Lake Recreational Site, and many other sites that are also along the way. The best suggestion is to visit the Visitors Center at Burns Lake, and they will be able to hand you a brochure, or you can check the circle tour out including the km markers by visiting the website and typing in "ootsa lake circle tour" and they will be able to show you the different sites as well.
When you get to near the end of the circle tour, you will come across the area of trees that were burnt by the Swiss Fire that happened in 1983, and also a couple of saw mills that have a lot of bundles of lumber that are going to be used for a variety of projects.
At the end of the tour, you're able to choose whether you would like to head east towards Houston and Burns Lake, or whether you would like to head west to Smithers or Telkwa.
Please note that in many of these areas that it is very likely that you will see wildlife, such as bears, moose, deer, wolves, cougar etc. It is very important that you stay in your vehicle, even if you're wanting to take photos of them, and to mind the space. We didn't see any when we were going by, but I did speak to a conservation officer who knows the area well while waiting for the Francois ferry, and he was mentioning that it is very common to see wildlife especially near dusk or dawn, and also in the cooler portions of the day.
This is also a route that has little or no fuel, or services such as food around, so you need to be self sufficient, i.e. with enough water, and other resources such as spare tire etc.
Hope that you enjoy this route as much as we did.
6. Babine Lake Marine Provincial Park - Pendleton Bay Site
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