ALERT: Due to the absence of notice by the Fish and Wildlife Branch, we are letting fisherman know, before you kill a rainbow trout to eat from Babine Lake, be aware almost all rainbow trout over 10 inches long, have tapeworms in them. If this means you will not eat them please release them before killing them.
Unless you freeze them first, they will appear as moving white worms, even in your skillet when you start to fry them. Dead they are harmless to eat, if you don’t mind the view.
Facilities:
- Warf: No
- Boat Launch: Yes
- RV Friendly: No
- Tables: Yes
- Toilets: Yes
- Fees: No
- Campsites: 8
- Unserviced
- Google Earth KML Babine Lake (note unzip first)
Smithers landing is next door to Tukii Lodge on Babine Lake, you can get there from Smithers, its 66 km northeast of Smithers on Babine Lake Road. Operator is BC Parks. There is a total of 8 unserviced campsites, 8 tables provided at campsites, firewood available on or near campground, pit toilets, and a boat launch.
Be aware that all of this could be lost, please read this article. Babine Lake – Smithers Landing
This park offers vehicle-accessible campsites on a first-come, first-served basis; campsite reservations are not accepted. Eight small, rustic and shaded campsites are available at this park. No camping fee is charged at this park. Please pack out what you pack in.
Campfires are permitted in this park. Visitors must supply their own wood. To preserve vegetation and ground cover, please don’t gather firewood from the area around your campsite or elsewhere in the park. Dead wood is an important habitat element for many plants and animals and adds organic matter to the soil. You can conserve firewood and air quality by keeping your campfire small or using a portable stove. Limited burning hours or campfire bans may be implemented.
Types of fish include Lake Trout (Char), Kokanee, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbows, Burbot, Chinook salmon, Coho salmon, Sockeye salmon, Pink salmon, Chum Salmon and Steehead trout.
Babine Lake is 153 km (95 mi) long, 2–10 km (1.2–6.2 mi) wide, and has a net area of 479 km2 (185 sq mi) and a total area of 495 km2 (191 sq mi), including islands on the lake which cover 16 km2 (6.2 sq mi). It lies at an elevation of 711 m (2,333 ft).
The videos were shot in 4K so watch them on a large screen for more detail.
The videos were shot in 4K so watch them on a large screen for more detail.
Import Read: Babine Lake – Smithers Landing
Bathymetric Maps courtesy of BC Taxpayers.
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Additionally we have some old images (Bathymetric Maps) in higher resolution you might want to see.
Note you can click and enlarge each image.
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