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Hicks Lake Paddle – Sasquatch Provincial Park
Hicks Lake in Sasquatch Provincial Park is a small but beautiful lake, about 6km to circumnavigate. It’s conveniently attached to Hicks Lake Campground but also has a sizable day use area and boat ramp. Campers in the other campgrounds in the provincial park are known to drive to Hicks Lake to enjoy the cleaner water…
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One Mile Lake Paddle
Quick Facts Parking and Launching: One Mile Lake Launching type: dock and sandy beach Difficulty – very easy, beginner friendly Boat traffic – no motor boats View – nice views of the surrounding mountains, some snow-capped peaks in the background Facilities: pit toilet Overall score – 5/10 (good spot for beginner paddlers to practice if…
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Paddling Lightning Lake at Manning Park
Quick Facts Parking and Launching: Lightning Lake Day Use Area (the better option) Spruce Bay Parking (if the above is full) Launching type: small dock at Lightning Lake Day Use Area and sandy beach at Spruce Bay Difficulty – very easy No cell phone service. Boat traffic – no motor boats View – layers of…
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Camping at Alice Lake Provincial Park
Quick Facts: The campground at Alice Lake Provincial Park is routinely listed as one of the most family friendly in the region. It features flush toilets, automatic hot water faucets at the sinks, showers, a playground, a paved bicycle pump track, many picnic tables and of course, a very swimmable Alice Lake. We booked an…
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Whonnock Lake
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…
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Rolley Lake Paddle
Quick Facts Parking: 49°14’30.4″N 122°23’20.3″W Launch: 49°14’33.4″N 122°23’23.3″W Launching type: sandy beach Difficulty – very easy Boat traffic – no motor boats allowed View – conifer-covered lakeshores Facilities – pit toilets, no running water. Picnic tables, sandy beach. Overall score – 7/10 Paddle Report: September 2020 For the Labor Day long weekend, we stayed close and…
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Rocky Point Park and Shoreline Trail
We’ve covered Rocky Point before, both as a great family-friendly park as well as one of our go-to paddling spots. We came back to enjoy some fall foliage and finish the Shoreline Trail. We tackled the Shoreline Trail, aiming at the finish line at Old Orchard Park. It’s an easy 5.8km out-and-back trail, as detailed…
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Alice Lake Paddle
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. Alice Lake itself is a small lake of about 1km in circumference, so completing a full lap on a…
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Sasamat Lake Paddle
Sasamat Lake is a small, popular lake in Belcarra Regional Park. In the summer, the overwhelming traffic is on-par with that of Buntzen Lake, its big brother just 15 mins drive away. We tried to visit Buntzen Lake on a sunny weekend in July, only to find that the park entrance was closed because it…