Richy
This shady site, near the north end of Whatshan Lake, is a good family site with opportunities for boating and fishing. The boat launch provides good access to the lake. Later in the season, the water of Whatshan Lake warms and is very pleasant swimming. There is a pea gravel and sand beach.
Addr.: Access from the Needles Ferry: From the Needles Rest Area at the ferry terminus, travel west on Highway 6 for 4.4 km. Turn right onto the ""Whatshan Lake Road"". Set your odometer. Your odometer readings will not conform to the km signs on the road. At 1.6 km turn right onto the ""Whatshan Forest Service Road"" also signed as the ""Whatshan Access Road Revelstoke Arrow Park"". At 2.5 km stay left. From here on, you will be following the east shore of Whatshan Lake for another 21.8 km to the recreation site. At 4.2 km you will see Whatshan Lake to your left. Stay left at the junction at 14.1 km. At 15.7 km continue straight ahead. At 16.3 km you will cross White Grouse Creek on a bridge. ""Branch 5"" at the ""30 km"" road marker will be passed at 17.4 km on your odometer. Stay straight ahead. At 24.1 km on your odometer the road forks. The right fork is signed ""Stevens Creek, Revelstoke Arrow Park"" stay left on the unsigned fork. In 200 meters, just before a culvert under the road, turn left onto a dirt road into the Richy recreation site.Access from Arrow Park Ferry: At the ferry terminus set you odometer. From the ferry terminus travel straight ahead on the ""Lower Mosquito Road"". Continue up this road for 8.9 km, taking the left fork at the ""East Mosquito Road"" and at ""Branch 20"". Turn left onto the ""Whatshan Forest Service Road"", also known as the ""Stevens Road"". Reset your odometer. Continue up this road for 11.9 km, taking the left fork at the ""Branch 1"" road, contine along the ""Stevens Road"". Reset your odometer. Travel 2.9 km to the ""Whatshan Road"". Turn back and to the right onto the ""Whatshan Road"". Travel 200 meters and turn left, just before a culvert under the road, onto a dirt road into the Richy Recreation Site. NAKUSP, BC
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Lat: 50.0687259
Lon: -118.0851948