Pavilion Lake

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Pavilion Lake
Location	British Columbia
Coordinates	50°52′00″N 121°44′31″W / 50.86677, -121.74191Coordinates: 50°52′00″N 121°44′31″W / 50.86677, -121.74191
Primary outflows	Pavilion Creek
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	5.8 kilometers (4 mi)
Max. width	0.8 kilometers (0.5 mi)
Surface elevation	820 meters (2,690 ft)

Pavilion Lake is a lake in Marble Canyon, British Columbia, Canada. It is located between the towns of Lillooet and Cache Creek and lies along BC Highway 99 a few miles southeast of Pavilion, British Columbia. Part of a karst formation, the lake is most notable for being home to colonies of microbialites, a type of stromatolite, otherwise known as "freshwater coral", and has become the subject of astrobiology research by NASA. The lake area and its foreshore were added to Marble Canyon Provincial Park in order to protect its special scientific and heritage values.

There is a small community of lakeshore residences, some recreational and seasonal only, located on the lake's eastern shore adjacent to the highway. The lake is overlooked by the cliffs of Marble Canyon, which is the southern buttress of the Marble Range, and the forests of the northernmost Clear Range. Also overlooking the lake is Chimney Rock (K'lpalekw in Secwepemc'tsn, "Coyote's Penis"), which like the lake and the canyon have spiritual significance to the adjoining native communities, the Tskwaylaxw people of Pavilion and the Bonaparte band of Secwepemc at Upper Hat Creek, whose rancherie is located at Marble Canyon's south entrance.