BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Ghost Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 4
- Hookups
- 4 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,392 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Likely
- Activities
- Angling, Canoeing, Viewing
About
Small 4 unit campsite that serves as the main point of access to Cariboo Mountains Provincial Park and to the regionally significant Ghost Lake Falls.
Please note the day use parking and camping areas are outside the Provincial Park and managed under different regulations for the Provincial Park, know where you are and the applicable regulations.
Road access. User-maintained site with no regular servicing. First come, first served.
Getting there: The Ghost Lake camping area can be accessed by travelling to Barkerville from Quesnel via Highway 26, and then taking the 3100 Forestry Road (gravel) from Barkerville. The park is located approximately 70 km (allow 1.5 hours) from Barkerville on the 3100 road. This is an active logging road: please drive cautiously with headlights on. Turn left onto a sign-posted 4-km access road, which leads to the camping area. Another route to Ghost Lake is via Likely (about 90 km). The 8400 Road (Cariboo Lake Road) from Likely leads north past Cariboo Lake, and eventually connects up with the 3100 Road. Follow this to the Ghost Lake turnoff (signed), turn right and drive another 4 km to the campsite.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 18° | -29° | 36° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 26° | 17° | -14° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 37° | 25° | -7° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 41° | 30° | 8° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 53° | 38° | 31° | 80° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 58° | 45° | 39° | 77° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 69° | 52° | 44° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 70° | 53° | 39° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 61° | 46° | 34° | 76° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 42° | 34° | 22° | 67° | 6 of 10 |
| November | 33° | 26° | 10° | 44° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 27° | 19° | -11° | 38° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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