Loon Lake, British Columbia

Loon Lake is a resort and vacation/retirement community off Highway 97 just north of Cache Creek in British Columbia, Canada. The services at the lake include resorts with stores, boat rentals,gas and propane,RV parking and camping. A few offer wireless internet connection. There is a public boat launch and the east end of the lake.

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Viewscape: Loon Lake in the Bonaparte Plateau (there are 8 other Loon Lakes in B.C.) is located in a steep valley between BC's Bonaparte Plateau to the north and west and the Arrowstone hills to the south and east on the larger Thompson Plateau. The north side consists mainly of Douglas fir and Ponderosa pine mixed with lesser amounts of poplar, alder and common mountain juniper. The south side of Loon lake is composed mainly of Engelmann spruce and Douglas fir.

The entire length of the west shore has been developed with resorts, permanent homes and summer residences. There are approximately 50 cabins as well on the east shore accessible only by water, with no power or phone connections. There is a ranch on the north east end and a First Nations reserve to the southwest (Bonaparte no 4).There are approximately 200 permanent residents year round with the population swelling to over 1000 in peak holiday periods. Many families have owned summer homes on Loon Lake for three or four generations. Local government is provided by the Thompson Nicola Regional District, local policing is from Clinton and the closest hospital is at Ashcroft.

Travellers can reach Loon Lake off of Highway 97 about 20 km north of Cache Creek and travelling through the Bonaparte valley and Loon Creek valley to arrive at Loon Lake 18 km in from Highway turnoff.

Shoreline: Loon Lake is a long, narrow, deep and clear lake. The shoal area extends out into the lake for about 5 meters (16.4 ft.) and then drops off quickly. The shoal area contains sedge and bulrushes. Dense stands of coniferous forest mixed with small stands of deciduous growth with some rock outcroppings comprise the immediate shoreline surrounding the south shore of thelake.

Fishing Report: Loon Lake supports an excellent rainbow fishery up to 1.5 kg however most reports of fish caught are under a kilo. Loon Lake provides plenty of fast action and lots of it which makes it an extremely popular lake for fishermen and women. Lots of freshwater shrimp, dragon fly, nymphs, chironomid and may flies make this a good fly fishing lake, however, trolling with flatfish and spinning lures is the most popular methods used on the lake. See special restrictions in the BC freshwater fishing regulations synopsis.

Loon Lake is also a very attractive holiday place for summer water fun, winter snow activities and ice fishing and has long been a favorite hunting ground, mostly for mule deer.

Be sure to visit Fishbc.com for angling information!

There are eight operating resorts on Loon Lake offering Cabins, RV sites, tenting, boat rentals and more.

The Marigold Resort is a long established resort on the lake and offers a well stocked general store, fuel and a propane fill station for bottles and vehicles. The oldest still operating resort is the Evergreen Resort at the west end of the lake established in the mid 1930s, followed soon after in 1938 by the establishment of Loon Lake Resort by Ed and Pearl Dougherty and the White Moose by N. Fowler. Several resorts established in the early years are no longer in business.

Loon Lake is also the base location for trips up into Hihium Lake.

Popular Resorts include:

Coordinates: 51°06′08″N 121°15′23″W / 51.10222°N 121.25639°W / 51.10222; -121.25639

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