Hai Lake – Mount Herman Park

About this Park

Location notes

Activities

• 8350:Hiking For your own safety and the preservation of the park, obey posted signs and keep to designated trails. Shortcutting trails destroys plant life and soil structure.Directions to Hai LakeHai Lake trail map and information [PDF] .From Terrace, go southwest along Queensway Drive. Take Beam Station Road to the south, past the Terrace Airport.Reset odometer to 0 at the intersection of Beam Station Road and Thunderbird Main Forest Service Road. Keep going south on Beam Station Road. At 1.55 km: cross under the power lines. At 2.6 km: turn right onto South Thunderbird Forest Service Road, and reset odometer to 0 again. The South Thunderbird Road is quite rough in places and not suitable for two wheel drive vehicles. At 0.5 km: cross over a small creek. At 0.8 km: cross over another small creek at bottom of hill. At 1.1 km: stay left at fork in road. At 1.5 km: park at the turn around area at the top of the hill.The start of the trail is on the right side of the turn-around and parking area. Hike the 900 m trail through the old growth forest for about 15 minutes and you’re there! There are two campsites, two picnic tables, two fire rings, a pit toilet and a lake dock (2 m x 4 m) by the lake at the end of the trail. The Hai Lake Trail and park facilities are maintained in cooperation with the Terrace Scouts.Directions to Herman LakeFrom Terrace, go southwest along Queensway Drive. Take Beam Station Road to the south, past the Terrace Airport.Reset odometer to 0 at the intersection of Beam Station Road and Thunderbird Main Forest Service Road. Keep going south on Beam Station Road. At 1.55 km: cross under the power lines. At 2.6 km: Go past the South Thunderbird Forest Service Road, which is on the right hand side of the road (this road goes to Hai Lake).At 3.6 km: Go past the Sunset Kennels (right hand side of road). At 4.8 km: Turn right onto the short (100 m) dirt road going downhill.The start of the trail is at the end of the 100 m single lane dirt road, which has a small turn-around and parking area at its end. The Herman Lake trail consists of 82 m of raised boardwalk leading to aviewing platform (3 m x 3 m) on the southeast side of Herman Lake.
• 8350:Canoeing There are canoeing opportunities on both Herman and Hai Lakes.
• 8350:Swimming Swimming is possible during the summer months in both Herman and Hai Lakes. The viewing platform at Herman Lake and the lake dock at Hai Lake can be used for swimming.
• 8350:Fishing There are fishing opportunities for cutthroat trout in Herman and Hai Lakes.
• 8350:Pets on leash Backcountry areas are not suitable for dogs or other pets due to wildlife issues and the potential for problems with bears.
• 8350:Hunting The discharge and carrying of firearms is permitted in this park for the purposes of hunting during open season. Please consult the BC Government Hunting and Trapping Regulations Synopsis for more information. Contact BC Parks at parkinfo@gov.bc.ca with any specific questions.
• 8350:Winter recreation Snowshoeing There are snowshoeing opportunities in the park. Snow conditions permitting, one can snowshoe the South Thunderbird Forest Service Road and the trail to Hai Lake. Total one-way distance is about 2.5 km. Ice Skating There are ice skating opportunities in the park when Hai Lake or Herman Lake are safely frozen over and cleared of snow. Ice Fishing There are ice fishing opportunities in the park for Cutthroat Trout when Hai Lake or Herman Lake are safely frozen over.

Facilities

• 8350:Pit or flush toilets This park only has one pit toilet which is located at Hai Lake.
• 8350:Accessibility information The 82 m boardwalk trail and viewing platform (3 m x 3 m) at Herman Lake are wheelchair-accessible.
• 8350:Campfires Please conserve firewood. While campfires are allowed, there is no firewood available. We encourage visitors to use camp stoves and only have a campfire in emergency situations.

Location

54.41649, -128.61296 · Lakelse Douglas Channel

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