Wells Gray Provincial Park - Mahood Lake

History

Established November 28, 1939, the park was named for the Honourable Arthur Wellsley Gray, Minister of Lands for British Columbia from 1933 to 1941. Mahood Lake was named for one of BC's earliest surveyors, James Adams Mahood, who surveyed for the Canadian Pacific Railway between 1871 and 1891.

Cultural Heritage

Traditional use by the Canim First Nations is indicated by the pictographs on the north and south shore bluffs of Mahood Lake.

Wildlife

Fish species in Mahood Lake include rainbow, lake trout, kokanee, whitefish and burbot. The Mahood Lake area is excellent habitat for deer, cougar, and black bear.

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