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Opening Spring 2009

Trasa Lodge at Wells Gray is located on 30 private acres on the only road leading into Wells Gray Provincial Park in central British Columbia. The main lodge is an 8,500 square log frame building lodge with twelve guest rooms. The great room, dining room and lounge will be divided by a large, custom-designed wood fireplace. Complimenting the main lodge is one luxury cabin and nine loft-style cabins all overlooking Grouse Creek.

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Activities
Trasa Lodge at Wells Gray Park offers easy access to an abundance of activities, with something to offer every outdoor interest. Try birding, wildlife viewing or hiking on trails that vary from short meanders to multi-day, backcountry hikes requiring a map and compass. Explore by canoe or kayak, or take a guided trip that includes river rafting, horseback riding, fishing and more. Learn about trappers, prospectors and early homesteaders of the area or about the natural forces, such as mineral springs, waterfalls, and glaciers that have shaped Wells Gray Provincial Park.

The 110-acre Trasa Lodge at Wells Gray Park is considered a class 1 moose range due to the local vegetation, which encourages moose to make this area their home. The property is also home to black bears, grizzlies, mountain goats, caribou, wolves, cougar and many other animal species, as well as 500-year-old cedars and alpine meadows carpeted in wild flower blooms of every color.

Location
Trasa Lodge at Wells Gray Park is located in east-central British Columbia, only minutes away from the entrance of the world-famous Wells Gray Provincial Park. Wells Gray Park is B.C.'s fourth largest provincial park, containing 540,000 hectares (1.3 million acres) of wilderness. Trasa Lodge at Wells Gray Park is situated on the only road into the park, just a few minutes drive from the park entrance.

The park is known as the waterfall park due to the many falls within the park, such as the spectacular Spahats and Horseshoe Falls.

Murtle Lake is a canoe-only lake, reputed to be the largest of this type in North America. Other lakes such as the Clearwater, Azure and Mahood welcome boaters and anglers alike, as do the Canim and Mahood rivers.

Hikers at Wells Gray Park can explore a variety of terrain, from extinct volcanoes and hardened lava flows to sub-alpine meadows and majestic peaks.

Getting There
Driving time from Vancouver to Trasa Lodge at Wells Gray Park is approximately 5.5 hours. Take the TransCanada Highway through Hope, past the city of Kamloops and onto Highway 5. Continue north on Highway 5 toward Jasper and turn left (west) on Clearwater Valley Road at the tourism info booth. The lodge is located about 23 km on the left side.

The driving time from Jasper is approximately 4 hours. Take Highway 5 south towards the city of Kamloops. Turn right (west) on Clearwater Valley Road at the tourism info booth. The lodge is located about 23 km on the left side.