The area now known as the Top Of The World Provincial Park was once the home of the Upper Kutenai Indians. To the east of the Park stands the Van Nostrand mountain range and to the west are the jagged peaks of the Hughes Range. Forest cover consists of alpine fir, Engelmann spruce, lodgepole pine, Sitka elder, alpine larch, white bark pine and spruce.
Alpine flowers carpet much of the plateau.
Photographers and animal lovers alike will not be disappointed, as the Park is home to numerous species of birds and big game. There are two routes to the Fish Lake area, both utilizing logging roads that are accessible from late May to mid-November. From the south via Ram Creek A very rough road. At kilometre 9.6, take the right fork, cross the Lassier River and continue past the cattleguard. At km 27.7 turn right and stay on this road until km 52.