Ranch Setting & Location Siwash Lake is situated off-grid in the heart of British Columbia's Cariboo region. Perched 3,600 feet above sea level, it sits high atop a vast plateau that stretches from BC's coastal mountains to the Canadian Rockies. Our nearby 'foothills' are actually a local range, the Marble mountains, with 7,500-ft summits! The heart of the ranch is our private 300-acre homestead — a verdant oasis overlooking the serene Siwash Lake and surrounded by wild hay meadows. Our home ranch is flanked by our 10,000 acre guiding territory, which is completely uninhabited by people. Grasslands roll gently between rugged canyons, where cowboys still tend to cattle on horseback and where swathes of pink fireweed flowers — so tall they brush your stirrups — make for vibrant days in the saddle. Our beautiful, regenerating landscape has patches of burnt, ebony forests interlaced with swathes of young aspen groves, and is adorned with numerous secluded lakes and two meandering rivers. These are the wild and remote ranchlands of BC's southern interior. We gratefully acknowledge that Siwash Lake lies in the unceded territories of the Secwepemc Nation. We respectfully honour their people, cultures and traditions.

Siwash Lake Transfer Package

We are pleased to offer scheduled, return transfers between Siwash Lake and Vancouver (YVR) for guests who book the 'Find Your Wild' package and stay at Siwash Lake for a minimum of 5 nights. This service involves a mid-afternoon flight in an 18-passenger, wheeled, turbo-prop aircraft from YVR international airport, South Terminal, to our regional airport, YWL, where our team members will be waiting and ready to welcome you.

Siwash Lake staff will bring you the rest of the way to our off-the-grid, private hideaway via a scenic drive through the heart of Canadian cowboy country. We handle all of the booking details for you. Total travel time is 3 hours, plus waiting time between check-in and when you board your flight.

On departure day, you can enjoy all of our self-guided amenities for the morning followed by an early lunch at the ranch, and then you will depart with our driver around 1-2pm to catch the afternoon flight back to YVR, arriving at South Terminal in the early evening.

For those with later arriving international flights at YVR, the 5-star Fairmont Airport Hotel is situated inside the main terminal.


 

Canadian Rocky Mountains Road Trip Siwash Lake is located along the famous western Canadian 'Rainforest to Rockies' road trip.  Every summer, visitors travel to western Canada and embark on this incredible journey. Begin driving from Calgary to Banff and Jasper, then Vancouver, or Vancouver to Banff and Jasper, ending in Calgary. Either way, Siwash Lake is halfway between the Pacific Coast in British Columbia and the Canadian Rocky Mountains in Alberta. Another great drive is the 'Great Bear Rainforest' circle route within British Columbia to encompass Vancouver Island, enjoying luxury accommodations and adventure at Siwash Lake on this route as well.

Drive to Siwash Lake 2.5-hours from Kamloops 4-hours drive from Whistler 5-hours drive from Jasper 6-hours drive from Vancouver 7-hours drive from Banff 8-hours from Lake Louise