Quick Facts
- Parking: 49°12’29.4″N 122°26’54.3″W
- Launch: 49°12’32.7″N 122°26’59.6″W
- Launching type: sandy beach
- Difficulty – very easy
- Boat traffic – no motor boats allowed
- View – conifer-covered lakeshores
- Facilities – playground, picnic tables, sandy beach, porta potties at the park.
- Overall score – 7/10
Whonnock Lake is a small, calm lake in Maple Ridge, accessible to the public from Whonnock Lake Park.
At about 800m in diameter, it’s on par with the nearby Rolley Lake in size. Being a small municipal park, the parking lot here is much smaller and there is no trail around the lake. The park features a sandy beach, a playground, a covered gazebo picnic area, which provides a great variety of activities for children.
Gazebo 
Playground
Sandy Beach 
Whonnock Lake is home to the Ridge Canoe and Kayak Club. Richard Rosenthal, vice-commodore of the club of the club donated $10,000 to rebuild a flat water race course in honor of his late wife Laura Rosenthal.
I saw a series of buoys across much of the lake, which is probably what marks the race course. If I have a chance to paddle here, I will explore more from the water.
No power boats. 
Temporary parking available at the lakeside
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[…] Whonnock Lake is a very small lake of about 650m in diameter, but the view from the lake with mountainous backdrop was better than the nearby Rolley Lake. It also has a playground and lots of picnic tables. Launching is from a sandy beach. […]