BEACH INFO:

Ts'y-los Provincial Park is centered around Chilko Lake and contains 233,000 hectares of other lakes, mountains, alpine meadows, and waterfalls. There is a bounty of wildlife around, including girzzly bears and mountain goats. The Chilko fish include rainbow trout, bull trout, dolly varden, mountain whitefish, and ocean run fish -- including steelhead, sockeye salmon, chinook salmon, and coho salmon.

The Chilko River and Lake are reported to have consistent levels of clear, clean water. The Chilko River features vital salmon runs in the fall, about one million salmon returning per year to the lake and river. In late August, the local First Nations Xeni Gwetin harvest the salmon at their traditional campsites with gaff hooks. The sockeye begin their spawn by the early part of September.

The description above was copied from or heavily based on Swim Guide, with permission.

More Information

• Swim Guide - Weather and water quality for Ts'yl-os Provincial Park/Chilko Lake and 8,000 other beaches.