Siwash Lake Wilderness Resort

This resort is one of Western Canada's premier luxury dude ranches and is surrounded by 80,000 acres of pristine wilderness.  Along with riding, you can cast for trout on sparkling waters, hike through a canyon to nearby waterfalls, mountain bike the backcountry or paddle a canoe across shimmering Siwash Lake. The ranch has a variety of guest accommodation with beautiful lake and BC wilderness views for you to choose from.

Each suite is distinctively different and all are in harmony with the best of wilderness living. Most rooms have a queen or king size bed with French doors leading onto a private balcony or a sitting area with glass-fronted wood-burning stove and a luxurious en-suite bathroom with shower and soaker tub. Family suites have a queen or king bed and two single beds.

Later, indulge in fine cuisine and complete comfort at this unique property — savour ranch grown, organic food that rivals fine city dining, the ranch offers outstanding gourmet meals prepared from the best seasonal ingredients and served with flare. Whenever possible, they incorporate organic food produced on the ranch — mouth-watering beef and pork, free-range eggs and baby greens for your salads, picked right from the garden. Regional British Columbia cuisine, featuring wild trout, salmon and venison are a specialty.

The ranch is generally adult-oriented in spring and autumn months and very family friendly during July and August. No matter when you stay, you'll always find the perfect blend of adventure and romance, or family fun — or both! You may find it more fun to hire a car from Vancouver and drive up to the ranch although transfers can be arranged from Kamloops.

You may come riding on a beautiful horse and explore the best of the open range on your own or with a personal riding guide. Their very special riding programme ensures that horseback riding vacations at this dude ranch are extraordinary for first-time beginners through to advanced riders

The ranch will tailor the vacation especially to your needs. Not only is Siwash a luxury Resort ranch, rated among the best guest ranches in North America, but it's also a genuine, family-run working ranch. Winter activities at the ranch include riding, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, ice fishing, ice skating, tobogganing and tubing. Typical winter conditions in the Cariboo region show a 3 ft. base of snow, blue skies, sunshine and an average outdoor temperature of -15 degrees Celsius (+5 degrees Fahrenheit).