Lake & recreation area · British Columbia

Chilko Lake wildfire map & smoke conditions

Track official wildfires and smoke around Chilko Lake in the remote forest, grassland, mountain, and Indigenous cultural landscape of the Chilcotin.

Distances are measured from a representative point because a verified boundary is not available. Conditions may vary widely across large parks, lakes, districts and recreation areas.

Current official data · representative reference-point distance

Wildfire activity near the Chilko Lake reference point

Latest source update: Oct 2, 2026, 11:02 a.m. PDT
Within 25 km of reference point
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Active official wildfire points from the page reference point.
Within 50 km of reference point
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Active official wildfire points from the page reference point.
Within 100 km of reference point
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0 recent out records are also within 100 km from the page reference point.
Nearest active fire to reference point
93 km
Bonanza Creek →

Reference point: 51.350, -124.100. Distance is measured to FireRadar's representative place anchor because verified boundary geometry is not attached to this page. It is not a spread, evacuation, access, or safety distance.

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Wildfire context for Chilko Lake

Chilko Lake lies against the Coast Mountains at the edge of the Chilcotin plateau, surrounded by forest, grassland, Tsilhqot'in territory, wilderness lodges, ranch country, remote roads, and backcountry recreation. Wildfires can affect access, remote properties, tourism, traditional land use, aviation, and smoke far from Williams Lake.

Smoke forecast, air quality and fire weather

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Official wildfire source for British Columbia

Official incident markers come from the BC Wildfire Service feed. Marker locations are informational and do not replace official emergency notices or local emergency instructions.

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Emergency, closure, and travel information

FireRadar is an informational wildfire map. It does not issue evacuation instructions, park closures, road closures, travel advisories, fire bans, campground or trail status, or fire-spread predictions. Follow the applicable provincial, territorial, municipal, Indigenous, parks, transportation, and emergency authorities for operational decisions.

Regional wildfire context near Chilko Lake

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Community wildfire maps near Chilko Lake

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Related parks, routes and recreation areas

Highway 20 Chilcotin Corridor
Highway corridor · View official wildfires and smoke near Highway 20 through the Chilcotin, with nearby-fire context and links to Williams Lake and west-central British Columbia.
BC Highway 20 Chilcotin
Highway corridor · Check official wildfires, smoke and fire-weather conditions near BC Highway 20 Chilcotin. Use the responsible transportation authority for current road status.
Squamish-Lillooet Regional District
Regional district · View official wildfires and smoke across the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, including Sea-to-Sky communities, Pemberton, Lillooet, rural valleys, and Highway 99.
Sea-to-Sky
Region · View official wildfires across the Sea-to-Sky region with smoke forecast, AQHI context, nearby-fire distances, and links to Whistler, Pemberton, Squamish, and surrounding areas.
BC Highway 28 – Gold River Corridor
Highway corridor · View official wildfires and smoke near Highway 28 west of Campbell River through Vancouver Island forest and mountain terrain toward Gold River.
qathet Regional District
Regional district · View official wildfires and smoke across qathet Regional District, including Powell River-area communities, forested coast, islands, rural properties, and remote recreation areas.