Want to escape the urban rush? Here is your opportunity to farm, hunt, fish, and in the future harvest an extensive growth of natural spruce and planted pine. Level access to build a home or get away from the main road. Bulkley Nechako outdoors dreamland.
What a cool 160 acres this is! It has an approximate 10-acre pond with varied topography. Most of this pond lies within the property. 55 acres of pasture line Palling Road providing easy access. 65 acres of natural spruce forest and 30 acres of pine plantation are roughly 25 years old. With a few years of patience, this could provide a lucrative investment.
The property is in the agricultural land reserve (ALR) and has farm status through a grazing agreement. This is a quality investment offering farming, hunting, and future timber income.
DL 4260 Palling Road E - Burns Lake, BC
The Lakes District of Northern BC embraces over 300 wilderness fishing lakes and 3,000 miles of pristine shoreline. The district extends from the Stikine Mountains to the Ominica Mountain Range in the east. Ootsa Lake borders the southern area and then extends northward to Babine Lake.
Burns Lake, with a population of 2,659 (2021 census) serves the greater surrounding areas' population of over 8,000 within the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako. The town is a hub for the local logging, saw-milling, mining, and tourist industries. It also serves as the main commercial center for the surrounding area, including Francois Lake, Colleymount, Grassy Plains, Rose Lake, Topley, and Granisle. Several pubs, cafés, restaurants, a broad selection of stores and services, numerous hotels and motels, a library, and a hospital. It is also the location of the head offices of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako.
The Village is renowned for its rich First Nations heritage and for its extensive network of mountain biking trails, which have received international acclaim by becoming Canada's first IMBA Ride Centre. In winter, cross-country skiing trails and snowmobile wilderness trails are created.
Burns Lake Airport is 20 kilometres northwest of the town. Commercial airlines fly into Regional Smithers Airport, 143 km west of Burns Lake, and International Prince George Airport, 237 km to the east. VIA Rail Canada stops at Burns Lake on the iconic trip from Jasper to Prince Rupert.
Overall, the area receives above-average sunshine than other BC areas. In June 1982, Burns Lake recorded a whopping 376.5 hours of sunshine. This is the most sunshine ever recorded during June. The warmest month is July, with an average high of 21°C. The average snowfall is approximately 190 cm, with the chilliest month in January having an average low of -15.3°C.
Beautiful Francois Lake is approximately 110 km long, the second largest natural lake in British Columbia. The Nechako Reservoir, sometimes called the Ootsa Lake Reservoir, is one of the largest hydroelectric reservoirs in Canada, formed by the Kenney Dam.
The entire Lakes District is famous for its excellent fishing and game hunting. One of the purest water sources in BC, Francois Lake has plenty of rainbow trout, kokanee, Dolly Varden, and char. This lake is sport fishing at its finest, with prize-winning trophy fish.
Burns Lake is the northern gateway to the untamed wilderness of Tweedsmuir North Provincial Park, accessible by floatplane from Burns Lake, jet-boat from Ootsa Landing, or by foot or horseback via the Alexander MacKenzie Trail. This treasured region is often explored on horseback, canoe, and backpack trips. Most of the vast, unpopulated northern half of Tweedsmuir is encircled by the Nechako Reservoir lakes.
The Village of Burns Lake with its Lakeside Multiplex and Tom Forsyth Memorial Arena is a big draw for indoor activities. This facility includes a hockey rink, curling rink, rock climbing gym, a squash/racquetball court, a fitness facility, and multi-use rooms. The facility is on Spirit Square, a large outdoor park with a playground, a beach, a walking path, outdoor fitness equipment, two tennis courts, and a skateboard park.
Babine Lake Marine Park is a quiet park in a natural setting on the southwest shore of Babine Lake, about 45 kilometres north of Burns Lake. There is a boat launch, fishing for rainbow trout and char, and rustic camping.
The arrival of snow turns the Lakes District into a winter playground, with recreation including ice fishing, skating, snowmobiling, and world-famous cross-country skiing on the groomed trails maintained by the Ominica Ski Club, established in 1927.
Burns Lake was initially named Burnt Lake by the Boreland Expedition around 1866. During the Collins Telegraph Line construction, a tremendous forest fire swept the area, blackening the trees and charring the countryside.
Settlement of Burns Lake began around 1911, with the arrival of construction crews to begin work on the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, now part of the Canadian National Railways. The original 'tent town' began to grow as more settlers arrived, with incorporation as the Village of Burns Lake in 1923.
After a decline in the prosperous timber industry during the Depression years, the demand for forest products rose following the Second World War. By 1948, nearly 90 small sawmills were operating in the Burns Lake area.
The Lakes District Museum is one of the premier small-town museums in BC, which tells the story of the pioneer days and houses turn-of-the-century treasures of the area's history.
54°20'15.44"N and 125°51'32.72"W
$103 (2024)
THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 DISTRICT LOT 4260 RANGE 5 COAST DISTRICT EXCEPT PLAN PRP13272
PID 015-221-652
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