A 116 km chain of lakes, waterways and connecting portages. This wilderness canoe trip takes 6 to 10 days to complete — or paddle the west side in 2 to 4 days.
Bowron Lake Provincial Park is a beautiful untouched wilderness in the western Cariboo Mountain Range. Contained within is a 116km Canoe Circuit that is world renowned for its unique shape, chain of lakes, short portages, and the unique feature that the traveler arrives at the same location where he or she began!
Expect to spend between 6 and 10 days (maximum of 14 days) to complete the entire circuit. There is also a shorter “West Side Trip” available that usually takes between 2 and 4 days and allows the visitor to experience the incredibly beautiful Unna and Rum lakes and the 24m Cariboo River Falls. It is highly recommended that those who attempt the circuit have some wilderness canoeing experience.
Bowron Lake Park on BC Parks ↗
Four frames from the circuit — the shoreline, the Cariboo Range, Isaac Lake and the portage trail between them.
IMPORTANT: Please bring a credit card with you when you come to pick up your rental. To ensure the safe return of our gear, we preauthorize a credit card for its entire value. This charge is cancelled when you return the canoe and gear.
Make a ReservationYou need to sign a waiver and have it with you at the day of your arrival. Get the WAIVER. Travel as light as possible — carrying too much gear is the number one regret. Essentials:
List of things you can not bring · Reserve your circuit dates with BC Parks
Bowron Lake Park is located about 120 kilometers east of Quesnel. Drive north on Highway 97 through Quesnel, then follow signs onto Highway 26 through Wells. About 1km before Barkerville, turn left onto the Bowron Lake Road — another 27 km of wide, well-graded dirt road to the park entrance.
Quesnel is the last major town before Bowron Lake Circuit. If you need fuel, groceries or supplies, this is the town to get them.
After your last night on the Bowron Lake Circuit, please return your canoe(s) by 3 p.m. to the same location where you picked them up.
Please do not just leave the canoe(s) without seeing our staff. There is a tap and hose provided to ensure the canoes are returned in a clean state to avoid an additional fee.
By completing a reservation and purchase, you are agreeing to the following conditions: All canoe rentals are subject to a cancellation fee. Cancel more than 8 days before your reservation start date and you are refunded less an administration fee; cancel within those 8 days and half the rental is refunded. Rentals cannot be refunded on the date of departure. The current fee is shown with your booking terms on FareHarbor.
You will be asked to sign a waiver when you pick up your rental. If you want to see a copy before renting, you can download our waiver.
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Canoes ready and waiting at the circuit trailhead — no shuttling required. Live availability on FareHarbor.
