BC Cycle Tourism Society

Burns Lake, on a bike

20 stops that will feed you, give you a bed, and put up your tent. Northern British Columbia.

Photo: Shayd JohnsonBurns Lake, BC
Photo: Andrew StrainBurns Lake, BC
Photo: Dave SilverBurns Lake, BC

Cyclist riding through a lush birch forest on a woodland trail

Worth the detour#

Places that have told us cyclists are welcome, or gone out of their way to prove it.

WelcomingTom Forsyth Memorial ArenaCommunity Centre · $

What you’ll find here#

Every stop in the directory, grouped the way a touring day actually goes.

Map#

Food & DrinkAttractionsSuppliesCampingAccommodation

Routes around Burns Lake#

You don’t have to plan from scratch. These rides run through Burns Lake or pass close by, mapped and written up by route publishers around BC. The full maps and turn-by-turns live on their sites.

  1. Trans Canada Bike Route (BC Only) — Trans Canada Bike Route Network · 5,446 km route, 24 km of it through Burns Lake
  2. Cross Canada Far North (BC Only) — Cross Canada Cycle Tour Society · 1,029 km route, 23 km of it through Burns Lake

Getting here (and away) with your bike#

Bike-friendly ways to reach Burns Lake on transit, and to head back when you need to.

Houston (best: train) · Smithers (best: bus) · Vanderhoof (best: train) · New Hazelton (best: train) · Terrace (best: train) · Kamloops (best: train + bus)

See 113
Abbotsford · Alert Bay · Armstrong · Barkerville · Bella Bella · Bella Coola · Bowen Island · Brentwood Bay · Burnaby · Calgary, AB · Campbell River · Castlegar · Chase · Chilliwack · Clearwater · Comox · Coquitlam · Cortes Island · Courtenay (Comox Valley) · Cranbrook · Creston · Cumberland · Delta · Denman Island · Duncan (Cowichan Valley) · Enderby · Fernie · Field · Gabriola Island · Galiano Island · Gibsons · Golden · Haida Gwaii · Harrison Hot Springs · Hope · Hornby Island · Houston · Kamloops · Kaslo · Kelowna · Keremeos · Kimberley · Ladysmith · Lake Cowichan · Langford · Langley · Lund · Maple Ridge · Mayne Island · Merritt · Mill Bay · Mission · Nanaimo · Nelson · New Hazelton · New Westminster · North Cowichan (Chemainus & Crofton) · North Vancouver · Ocean Falls · Oliver · Osoyoos · Parksville · Pemberton · Pender Island · Penelakut Island · Penticton · Port Alberni · Port Coquitlam · Port Hardy · Port McNeill · Port Moody · Port Renfrew · Powell River · Prince George · Prince Rupert · Princeton · Quadra Island · Qualicum Beach · Quesnel · Revelstoke · Richmond · Rossland · Saanich · Salmo · Salmon Arm · Salt Spring Island · Saturna Island · Seattle, WA · Sechelt · Shearwater · Sicamous · Smithers · Sointula · Sooke · Sorrento · Sparwood · Squamish · Summerland · Surrey · Terrace · Texada Island · Thetis Island · Tofino · Trail · Ucluelet · Vancouver · Vanderhoof · Vernon · Victoria · West Kelowna · West Vancouver · Whistler · Williams Lake

Or pick any two places on To & Fro →

The full list#

Every stop we know about in Burns Lake. Open a category:

Attractions 2 · 1 welcoming
Tom Forsyth Memorial ArenaWelcoming· Community Centre · $
Burns Lake Public LibraryInfo· Library · Free
Accommodation 4
Key-oh LodgeInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget
Sunshine InnInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget
Takysie Lake Store & ResortInfo· Resort · $$ · Budget
Wanakena motelInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget
Camping 2
Boer Mountain Recreation SiteInfo· Public Campground
Burns Lake Municipal CampgroundInfo· Public Campground
Food & Drink 6
A&WInfo· Fast Food / Chain · $ · Cheap eats
Boer Mountain Coffee HouseInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats
Dragon PalaceInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual
Panhandle RestaurantInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual
SubwayInfo· Fast Food / Chain · $ · Cheap eats
The Office Pub & GrillInfo· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual
Supplies 6
BC Liquor StoreInfo· Liquor Store
FIELDSInfo· Grocery Store
Rainbow Gas Bar & ConvenienceInfo· Convenience Store
Red AppleInfo· Grocery Store
Save-On-FoodsInfo· Grocery Store
Wholesale ClubInfo· Grocery Store
Browse all 20 Burns Lake stops interactively →