Tatla Lake

Located on the western edge of the Chilcotin grasslands, 108km/67mi west of Alexis Creek, Tatla Lake is where Irish settler Robert Graham started the area’s ranching legacy. After purchasing the Tatla Lake place from Benny Franklin in 1902, the Grahams built a fine new house and, in 1930, a store. The house is now the Graham Inn, located next to the Tatla Lake Manor, and specializes in cooking up excellent meals. The community provides access to excellent mountain hikes, Nordic ski trails and several resort and guiding operations in the area.

Tatla Lake is also the gateway to three major mountain valleys: West Branch, Chilko and Tatlayoko, which extend south via secondary roads. The 80km/50mi-long glacier-fed Chilko Lake is the largest natural high-elevation lake in Canada and a popular windsurfing destination. Prominent fishing includes nice rainbow trout and Dolly Varden, with several lodges offering wildlife viewing. As well, nearby Bluff Lake is a fixed-wing flight-seeing and helicopter tour access point for several wilderness destinations – including the massive Homathko Icefield and Mount Waddington, the highest peak in the Coast Range.

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