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Ten Mile Lake

Ten Mile Lake Park combines a short nature walk to a beaver pond with a larger forest trail network, beaches and camping. The approximately 2 km nature trail follows part of an abandoned railway corridor, while the park describes around 10 km of trails in total. Choose the nature walk for a focused outing; the network total is not the length of that one route.

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Distance
2 km nature trail; 10 km total networkTrip basis unconfirmed
Elevation gain
Not establishedgentle slopes
Walking time
3 - 4 hours
Difficulty
EasyThere and Back and Loop Trails
Beaver pond in Ten Mile Lake Provincial Park
Beaver pond in Ten Mile Lake Provincial Park.Beaver Pond at Ten Mile Lake.jpg (opens original source) · Moldyholstein · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens original source) · 2013-10-21 08:56:08. Wikimedia thumbnail downloaded; Wikimedia resized the original. Display may crop the view. Any adapted CC BY-SA version retains that image license.

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A reusable trail line has not yet been verified for this outing. Any location pin shows the published location described above; it does not draw the hike or establish a navigable approach.

Getting there & parking

The park entrance is on Highway 97 approximately 12 km north of Quesnel. Follow the park signs to the day-use parking lot. The self-guided nature trail begins opposite the picnic shelter in that lot, which is a more useful walking start than a general lake-centre map marker. BC Parks states that winter ploughing reaches the first parking lot; do not assume all summer access roads remain driveable.

Map position: 53.07389, -122.44167 · park / protected area reference point (not a trailhead). BC Gazetteer: Ten Mile Lake Park | Provincial Park | 53 04 25 N | 122 26 30 W | WGS84 | mapsheet 93G/1 Official named-feature location, not parking or a verified route start. This point supports regional orientation and area forecasts; road directions and distance-to-trailhead must use a separately verified access point.

On the trail

From the day-use lot, take the marked nature trail opposite the shelter and follow the forest route toward the beaver pond. Part of the walk uses the old railway grade. At the pond, look for the lodge, dams and installed waterfowl nesting structures without leaving the path or disturbing the banks. Use the official trail map for the return and any added network loop. Longer forest trails share the park with cyclists in summer and become a cross-country skiing network in winter.

Distance and elevation source notes

4 - 10 km depending on trials taken

gentle slopes

Source comparison: Ten Mile Lake campgrounds; source does not state return basis scope. This is another description of the main outing, a duplicate endpoint, an unscoped source claim, or a related facility.

Conditions & seasons

BC Parks describes about 10 km of cross-country ski trails in winter, with snowshoe opportunities and ploughing to the first parking lot. Use the winter trail layout and respect ski tracks. Frozen-lake activities require a separate assessment of ice conditions.

These are dated research notes. Open the trip planner for current available weather and advisory feeds; no alert found does not establish that a trail or road is open.

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Camping & overnight plans

The provincial park has vehicle-accessible camping, showers and flush toilets. Check the BC Parks booking page for the operating season, available sites and reservation rules. Camping facilities do not establish permission to put a tent beside the nature trail.

Photos of Ten Mile Lake

Beaver pond in Ten Mile Lake Provincial Park
Beaver pond in Ten Mile Lake Provincial Park.Beaver Pond at Ten Mile Lake.jpg (opens original source) · Moldyholstein · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens original source) · 2013-10-21 08:56:08. Wikimedia thumbnail downloaded; Wikimedia resized the original. Display may crop the view. Any adapted CC BY-SA version retains that image license.
Sunset reflected in Ten Mile Lake — HDR-processed photograph
Sunset reflected in Ten Mile Lake — HDR-processed photograph.2014 Sumer HDR-54.jpg (opens original source) · Mountain Cat Images · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens original source) · 2014-05-02. Original image downloaded without editing; display may crop the view. Any adapted CC BY-SA version retains that image license.
Spring shore at Ten Mile Lake — HDR-processed photograph
Spring shore at Ten Mile Lake — HDR-processed photograph.2014 Sumer HDR-8.jpg (opens original source) · Mountain Cat Images · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens original source) · 2014-05-01. Original image downloaded without editing; display may crop the view. Any adapted CC BY-SA version retains that image license.
Reflections along Ten Mile Lake’s shoreline
Reflections along Ten Mile Lake’s shoreline.Reflections along the shores of Ten Mile Lake.png (opens original source) · Extemporalist · CC0 (opens original source) · 2019-07-30. Wikimedia thumbnail downloaded; Wikimedia resized the original. Display may crop the view.

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Sources, dates & research notes

Descriptions are written for this guide from the linked evidence. Source review dates, published reports and field observations can differ. Photographs and route lines retain their own attribution and reuse terms.

  1. https://caledoniaramblers.ca/trails/ten-mile-lake (opens original source)
  2. https://bcparks.ca/ten-mile-lake-park/ (opens original source)
  3. https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/bc-geographical-names (opens original source)
  4. https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/d92224ee-03ef-4904-be53-b677d8e01ac4/resource/69738aa8-2cc0-4975-aec6-4dc2e30990bf/download/bc-gazetteer-2026-08-12.csv (opens original source)
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