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Ghost Lake

MU 5-15, Cariboo
52.9387° N, 120.8546° W

Map of Ghost Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the recreation site.120°56′W120°54′W120°52′W120°50′W52°55′N52°56′N52°57′NGhost LakeGhost Lake rec site4 campsites, 122 m to shore012 kmNMap of Ghost Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the recreation site.120°50′W52°54′N52°56′NGhost Lake rec site4 campsites, 122 m to shore02 kmN
WaterRoadRough surface roadRec siteShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. Rec site position from BC Recreation Sites and Trails, checked 11 September 2026. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.
Surface area
333.9ha
Maximum depth
89m
292 ft. Province survey, 1980
Elevation
1,003m
Campsites
4
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Ghost Lake at a glance

Region
Cariboo
Management unit
MU 5-15
Species
Bull Trout, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1988), Chinook SalmonThe province's newest fish record here is from 1988.Species from the province's fish observation records and angling reports.
Lake size
Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Coordinates
52.938709, -120.85463

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Fish on record at Ghost Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout197919884

A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.

Ghost Lake fishing regulations

We have no lake specific regulations on file for Ghost Lake yet.

Getting to Ghost Lake

Coordinates: 52.938709, -120.85463

Camping and rec sites at Ghost Lake

  • Ghost Lake
    Campsites
    4 designated
    To the shore
    122 m

    Access: The Ghost Lake camping area can be accessed by travelling to Barkerville from Quesnel via Highway 26, and then taking the 3100 Forestry Road (gravel) from Barkerville. The park is located approximately 70 km (allow 1.5 hours) from Barkerville on the 3100 road. This is an active logging road: please drive cautiously with headlights on. Turn left onto a sign-posted 4-km access road, which leads to the camping area. Another route to Ghost Lake is via Likely (about 90 km). The 8400 Road (Cariboo Lake Road) from Likely leads north past Cariboo Lake, and eventually connects up with the 3100 Road. Follow this to the Ghost Lake turnoff (signed), turn right and drive another 4 km to the campsite.
    Coordinates: 52.924951, -120.8977

    The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

Depth chart for Ghost Lake

89 mdeepest43 mmean

Ghost Lake runs to 89 m (292 ft) at its deepest, by the Province survey, 1980.

The mean of 43 m (141 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in August 1980.

The Province sounded Ghost Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1980.

The ice year at Ghost Lake, modelled

Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.

In the model Ghost Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 27 October and 7 November, and ice-off between 10 May and 26 May. The median winter freezes on 31 October and opens on 19 May.

Modelled ice season at Ghost Lake: freeze-up most winters between 27 October and 7 November, ice-off between 10 May and 26 May.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 199 days in the median winter

the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 29 October 2024 to 17 May 2025, 200 days.

We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Ghost Lake either way. Check the current BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis before you plan a trip.

Whether a lake is open to ice fishing says nothing about whether its ice will hold you. Ice conditions vary year to year and across a single lake. Check locally before going out, every time.

Ghost Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Ghost Lake is 0.7 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +0.7 Csince the 1960s
  • -3.0 Caverage year now
  • -3.6 Caverage year then
  • -6 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Ghost Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
-6 C-3 C-1 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
1872222561960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Ghost Lake

The forecast on this lake's own coordinate, refreshed through the day. The app reads these seven days for fishing and scores each one.

DaySkyHigh / lowWindRainPressure
Wed 21 OctOvercast12° / 0°10 km/h, gusts 24drySteady
Thu 22 OctModerate snow4° / 0°6 km/h, gusts 245 mmRising (+4.4 hPa)
Fri 23 OctFog5° / -2°4 km/h, gusts 30dryRising (+12.1 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast5° / -4°5 km/h, gusts 32dryFalling (-3.0 hPa)
Sun 25 OctMainly clear8° / -8°3 km/h, gusts 13dryRising (+2.0 hPa)
Mon 26 OctMainly clear10° / -3°3 km/h, gusts 9dryFalling (-6.3 hPa)
Tue 27 OctPartly cloudy5° / -3°4 km/hdryRising (+3.0 hPa)

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Ghost Lake, in brief

What fish are in Ghost Lake?

Bull Trout, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1988), Chinook Salmon. Species from the province's fish observation records and angling reports.

How big is Ghost Lake?

Ghost Lake covers about 333.9 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.

Which management unit is Ghost Lake in?

Ghost Lake is in MU 5-15, in the Cariboo. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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