The community of Lac la Hache is proud of its claim to fame as the Longest Town in the Cariboo.
The spectacular views of one of the prettiest lakes in the Cariboo can be enjoyed while driving the 19-kilometre long shoreline that can be seen while driving on Highway 97 and with the rolling Fraser Plateaubackdrop.
Located about 25 km north of 100 Mile House, the friendly community offers a host of holiday options. The ever-popular South Cariboo Garlic Festival is widely attended and takes place just north of the town site on Aug. 27-28 this year, with lots of entertainment, food and fun activities for children. Vendors with plenty of garlic and other products and the wonderful wares of artisans and crafters are well worth the visit, and be sure to take in the Master Garlic Chefcompetition and the fresh garlic-eating contest.
Several fishing lodges, guest ranches and resorts surround the lake, offering a cozy base for the community’s many recreational opportunities.
Just 13 km north of the town site, Lac la Hache Provincial Park has 83 campsites for trailers or tents nestled in an open, Douglas-fir and aspen woodlands, with a boat launch and a picnic site on the lakeshore just across thehighway.
The beautiful lake is popular for swimming, boating, jet skiing and water-skiing, and is especially famous for its kokanee and trophy-sized lake trout fishing, with ice fishing equally attractive during the winter. Timothy Lake, just east of Lac la Hache, providesgreat fly-fishing, even during the warmest summer months.
Each winter, downhill skiers and snowboarders clamour to Mt. Timothy Ski Area just 24 km east of Lac la Hache. The family ski hill boasts a scenic chairlift ride up the 1,635-metre long hill, and has recreational vehicle campsites available. Lac la Hache is also a popular Nordic ski destination, sporting a 200-km cross-country trail system that is one of the longest in Canada. The wide open rangelands and frozen lakes in the area give snowmobilers a scenic touring trail network that stretches from 70 Mile House to Spout Lake. (Passes are required on groomed trails.) The unique thrill of a sled dog experience through the Cariboo countryside, where reliable snowfalls provide excellent backcountry routes, are provided by local sledding companies that will take folks on a shorter tour, or set them up to mush their own team of enthusiastic and friendly huskies.
