Site(s): #68 & #22
Rates: $15 per night
Toilets: Pit and flush
Showers:  None
Hook-ups: None

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The weather was rough and unstable during the drive to Wasa Lake Provincial Park, but by the time we arrived there, the sun had reappeared and things were warming up again. We hoped this boded well for the start of our annual vacation.

The park is beautiful.  With its tall lodgepole and Ponderosa pines and profusion of saskatoon and other bushes covering 144 hectares, the park offers campers spacious, graveled sites, fire pits, flush and pit toilets, and three beaches leading into Wasa Lake.  It's a wonderful place for both tents and trailers, and there are several different activities available.

Our rating is 4-1/2 pine cones.  We are giving this rating because there are no hook-ups for trailers, and, in spite of our extensive search, no shower buildings, either.  This is one of a rare few remaining campgrounds which is largely undeveloped, and we hope it remains that way; however, we have to accommodate the fact that many campers use trailers which require, at the very least, power hook-ups. The absence of even one main shower building is also an issue; even we would like to be able to scrub off the sweat and grime of several hours of travel in the hot sun and setting up the tent...

The campground is packed - every single site has been reserved for the August long weekend (only a few provinces in Canada get this long weekend) - but the park manager told us that as long as there is no "Occupied" tag on an empty site, we could take the site on a night-by-night basis.  Our first site, #68, was ours for the first two nights (Sunday and Monday); on the third day (Tuesday), we had to move to #22, as the people who had reserved #68 were coming in.

For the first few days of this vacation, the weather was not very co-operative. We had one nice day - the day we arrived at Wasa - and that was it. We had planned to stay at least another couple of nights at Wasa, but the wet, cool weather we kept dealing with changed our minds.

We did take a short trip past Kimberly, to a little village called Marysville, hoping to get away from the inclement weather.  We found a gorgeous, several-tiered waterfall called Marysville Falls, which we'll share with you in the next post.    Due to the lateness of the day, we didn't photograph it, but on our way to our next destination - Yahk, BC - we made a point of stopping by again.  It was early enough in the morning that the sunlight was dancing on the water, and the view was... Well, "spectacular" is just one word that comes to mind... 

We're hoping that the weather is going to smarten up, soon.  We're supposed to be on the beach, enjoying the sun and the sand, not being stuck in a vehicle just to escape the rain.    We hope you'll stay tuned for the next installment of our camping adventures, as there is much more to come, including pictures.  See you soon!