No park alerts at this time. Sweeping grassland vistas, spectacular cliffs and canyons, cool, dry forests, secret ponds and small lakes await the visitor to the newest grasslands park in the province. It rises north and westwards from the hot, dry Thompson valleys through three grassland communities to the forested hills above. Nowhere else in western North America will you find these grassland communities in such close proximity to each other.
Spring comes early to the lower hot, dry slopes with plants responding to the short, moist season.
In contrast, the upper grasslands and forests are not in full bloom until early June when brilliant yellow sunflowers wash the hillsides. Beyond the grasslands, ancient ponderosa pines in a sea of bluebunch wheatgrass give way to groves of trembling aspens and open Douglas-fir forests. California bighorn sheep, mule deer, moose and waterfowl are common residents and visitors to the park, while the western rattlesnake, sharp-tailed grouse and flammulated owl live more secretive lives within its boundaries. Lac du Bois Grasslands Park is your park. We hope you will visit it often and enjoy the values for which it was established.