ABOUT KNUTSFORD-LAC LE JEUNE
Knutsford sits on Highway 5A along Peterson Creek, about 15 minutes south of Kamloops. It was named after Knutsford in Cheshire, England, began as a cattle and grain district, and today is mostly small acreages and hobby farms, with custom and manufactured homes, shops, barns and riding rinks. The northern end is inside the City of Kamloops and the rest is in Electoral Area L of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District.
Lac Le Jeune sits higher up, about 37 km south of Kamloops at roughly 1,280 metres, in Electoral Area J of the TNRD. Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park has a beach, a fishing wharf and the Gus Johnson Trail, and the Stake Lake Nordic Centre grooms more than 60 km of ski trails nearby. Between the two, you can choose open acreage close to town or lake country with cooler summers and real winters.
KNUTSFORD-LAC LE JEUNE LISTINGS
Knutsford-Lac Le Jeune
Area Guide
The practical answers on Knutsford and Lac Le Jeune, from a rural REALTOR who has lived at Pinantan Lake since 2008.
Contact JeremiaWhere are Knutsford and Lac Le Jeune?
South of Kamloops. Knutsford is on Highway 5A along Peterson Creek, about 15 minutes from town. Lac Le Jeune is higher up, about 37 km south of Kamloops, around a lake at roughly 1,280 metres. The northern end of Knutsford is inside the City of Kamloops; the rest of Knutsford is in Electoral Area L and Lac Le Jeune is in Electoral Area J of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District.
Who lives here?
In Knutsford, buyers who want a few acres for horses, a shop or a big garden without a long commute. At Lac Le Jeune, people who want a cabin or home near a lake, skiers, and anyone who likes cooler summers at elevation. For another rural option inside city limits, see Barnhartvale, or browse hobby farms for sale near Kamloops.
What is the lifestyle like?
Lake and trail country close to town. Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park has a beach, a fishing wharf and the 8 km Gus Johnson Trail. Stake Lake Nordic Centre on Lac Le Jeune Road has more than 60 km of groomed ski trails, and Peterson Creek Nature Park is on the way into the city. In Knutsford, a community association keeps the hall running.
What are the properties like?
Knutsford is mostly small acreages and hobby farms, with custom and manufactured homes, barns, shops and riding rinks, plus a mobile home park. Lac Le Jeune has cabins and homes around the lake. Some Knutsford land is in the Agricultural Land Reserve, and zoning depends on whether the property is in the city or the TNRD.
Schools and services
There is no school in Knutsford or Lac Le Jeune, so children attend schools in Kamloops. Confirm the catchment for a specific address with School District 73. Confirm the water source and septic for each property, and at Lac Le Jeune, winter access. During the 2023 Ross Moore Lake fire, Knutsford was on evacuation alert and some Knutsford and Lac Le Jeune properties were ordered to evacuate, so wildfire preparedness is part of owning here.
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Things to Do & See
Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park: beach, fishing wharf and trails
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Stake Lake Nordic Centre: more than 60 km of ski trails
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Peterson Creek Nature Park on the way into town
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Horseback riding around Kamloops
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WHAT MOST PEOPLE DO NOT THINK TO ASK
In Knutsford the first question is which side of the city line the property sits on, because that decides the zoning, the services and who you call about permits. Then the water: find out whether it is a well or another source, and ask for flow and water quality results. Ask for the septic records, and check the ALR status before you plan a second home or a business. At Lac Le Jeune, also ask about winter road access, the roof's snow load and how the cabin is heated and winterized. After 18 years in construction, I look at the barns, shops, fencing and how the land drains first, and on manufactured homes, the age and the foundation. Then look at wildfire: this area was under evacuation alert and order in 2023. I am not a licensed home inspector, and a qualified professional inspection is always recommended before any purchase.
Huxley
Jeremia Huxley is a REALTOR with Stonehaus Realty Corp., based in Pinantan Lake, BC, who specializes in rural, acreage and lake properties around Kamloops, including Knutsford and Lac Le Jeune. He has 9 years of real estate experience and 18 years prior experience in construction. He is not a licensed home inspector. Contact: 250-571-0379.
Frequently Asked Questions
Practical answers about buying and selling in Brocklehurst, Kamloops.
About 10 minutes by car over the Overlander Bridge.
Brocklehurst Secondary for grades 8 to 12, plus elementary schools including A.E. Perry, Kay Bingham, Parkcrest and George Hilliard. Confirm the catchment for a specific address with School District 73.
Mostly 1950s to 1970s single-family homes on wide, flat lots, plus newer infill homes, townhomes, bare land strata, duplexes and manufactured homes.
It depends on the zoning, the lot and what is registered on title. Check with the City of Kamloops and review the title for easements before you count on it.
Yes. Kamloops Airport sits at the west end of Brocklehurst.
REAL ESTATE INSIGHTS
Buying or selling rural property raises questions that city listings never do: wells, septic, who plows the road, what the ALR allows.
The blog takes them one at a time, in plain language, from someone who has lived on rural property since 2008.