6 August 2018. Warm Springs, Atlin BC
We took a lazy morning at the RV Park this morning. They had limited internet, and it only turned on from 8-10 in the morning. So we woke up and watched the nearby pilot get his plane ready for the day (on the lake) as we read the morning mail. We strolled over to the “Slough” and caught site of two beavers who were busy blocking the drainage area. We had already walked the town, so we decided to explore some of the other opportunities to camp nearby.
In British Columbia, they have areas that they call Recreation Sites. These are usually small sites in forest-y or lake-y areas that are set up for just a few people to camp in. These sites are usually “user maintained” – which means you are supposed to pick up after yourself, and not to expect any ranger coming by to get you out of a jam. They are also low or no cost. The ones we looked at today were all free to camp at. They did have outhouses and bear proof garbage cans. We explored three of these sites near Atlin. The first was on small Palmer lake with two sites. Both sites were being used. Probably a good fishing lake… The second was at Warm Bay on the shore of Atlin Lake. It had five sites and a boat ramp. Two sites were being used when we stopped by. The third was where they called the Grotto – three sites in a forest surrounded by a stream. No one was there. But since we had hopes for going Kayaking – we decided to try the Warm Bay sites.
We set up right next to the Lake, a beautiful spot. However, the weather was coming in and Atlin is a HUGE lake – the waves made it look unpleasant for kayaking… So we took some short hikes and relaxed. The rain came in and we started catching up on blog posts – although we couldn’t post anything without cell service… There was a “warm springs” within walking distance, but the water wasn’t quite up to bath temperature, according to the folks sitting in it… so we passed on that opportunity.