- Launching: beach launch
- Parking: day use parking lots
- Difficulty – very easy
- Boat traffic – none
- View – bland
- Facilities – free parking, flush toilet, kayak rental, picnic tables, playground
- Overall score – 4/10
For camping near Vancouver, Alice Lake Provincial Park is always a popular choice. It’s a very accessible 1-hour drive from Vancouver, and it features hot water showers, easy children-friendly hikes, and a great little swimming lake.
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Alice Lake itself is a small lake of about 1km in circumference, so completing a full lap on a paddleboard would only take about 15-30 minutes. Due to its small size, the water is usually very calm. There isn’t much of a view to speak of, as the lake is surrounded by small hills with uniform trees. Good for a practice session if you are close by, but otherwise definitely not destination worthy for paddling in itself.
For beginner campers and paddleboarders, though, this is a fantastic place to camp for a weekend and practice paddleboarding as much as your heart desires!
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For driving directions, aim for the day use/picnic area, which is a right turn off Alice Lake Road. Don’t go to the campsite entrance (unless, of course, you are camping). The day use parking lot is here, and it’s a short walk to launch.
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There is SUP/kayak/canoe rental available. The advertised opening time is 10am to 6pm every day, but it was closed at 4pm at least on one of the occasions we visited.
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There are good beach facilities, including flush toilets, a playground, picnic areas, swimming areas, and hiking trails. We reviewed our hike/stroll around Alice Lake here.
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