Region:
Southern Lakes
Registration required:
Yes
Total sites:
11
Pull through:
0
Serviced:
May 13 to October 2, 2023
Gate open:
Gate open year-round
Warning:
Check for special fishing restrictions that protect sensitive lake trout populations.
Site description:
- Tarfu Lake has good paddling opportunities.
- Good place to spot mule deer and common nighthawk.
- Tarfu means “Things Are Really ‘Fouled’ Up” in military terms.
- Both the lake's Tagish and Tlingit names, Nústséhé Méne’ and Naagas’éi Áayi, mean "fox lake."
- The campground is one of two in Agay Mene Territorial Park.
- The gate will remain open after service to this campground has ended. Register your stay (payment not required). Bring your own wood and toilet paper and pack out your garbage.
Campground peak times:
May
June
July
August
September
Location
Highway:
Atlin Road
Highway kilometre:
32.0
GPS coordinates:
60.074°N 133.809°W
Map download:
Tarfu Lake Campground Map (191.29 KB)
Site directions:
Turn off the Atlin Road and drive 3.5 km down a good dirt road to the lake.
Services available
Outhouse unisex
Bear proof garbage bins
Picnic tables
Fire ring
Boat launch
Viewing structures or signage about local cultural and natural history