Amenities

• Long beach, no services.

• Mooring buoy.

• Parking on road, and primitive camping on the beach is possible.

History

A town that started as a single miner’s cabin grew quickly, and by December 1917, had a population of 125 miners and families. The area’s mining boom began when the first nearby silver deposit was found in 1881, and miners followed, giving the town a name synonymous with a type of pick used for silver mining. To this day, you can still see remnants of an old mine entrance, called the Old Mexico.

From 1917 until 1934, Talache had a post office, and for a few years, a school, held in a log cabin previously occupied by a miner. Steamboats landed at Talache Landing, bringing supplies for the residents, making mail deliveries and transporting those who wanted to go to town for the day. 

Between 1917 and 1925, the local mine processed about $2 million in silver and a little gold. However, in 1926, the price for silver crashed, and the mine suspended all operations. The town evaporated over the next few years.

In 1947, a fishing lodge was built on the 800 acres of the former Talache mining community and town. It was a hot spot for anglers in search of record-breaking Kamloop. Visitors could rent one of the 63 cottages left from the silver mining days, and cooks would prepare the catch of the day. The lodge operated between 1948 and 1962, when it burned to the ground.