High Bar Road
We have explored Marble Range Provincial Park quite a few times and we have camped at Big Bar Lake a few times too. Many of the days were out from Kamloops to hike one of the peaks as a … Continue reading →
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Kayaking Glimpse Lake
Glimpse Lake is located on the Douglas Lake Plateau. To get to the lake, turn onto the Douglas Lake Road from Nicola Lake and 7 km up the road, turn left onto the Lauder Road. The community, a public … Continue reading →
McQueen to Isobel Hike
On a mid-July morning I hiked a trail I have done quite a few times from McQueen Lake to Isobel Lake. this was once called the Forest Capital Trail, and interpretive route with a series of numbered signs with … Continue reading →
McGillivray Lake
McGillivray Lake is located in the Sun Peaks backcountry area, 6 km to the southeast, accessible by the McGillivray Forest Service Road. There is a good boat launch at the McGillivray Outpost, but there is also a Rec Site … Continue reading →
Lodgepole Loops
On a sunny weekday morning I headed out early to paddle Lodgepole Lake and then hike around the Lake Trail. From the Lac le Jeune Road, I followed the Chuwhels Mountain Road up to the Lodgepole Lake Rec Site. … Continue reading →
Kayaking Scuitto Lake
Scuitto Lake is located in the Campbell Range area southeast of Kamloops and is accessed by the gravel Scuitto Lake Road from Barnhartvale. The road continues on to Campbell Lake. To launch a kayak onto Scuitto Lake we … Continue reading →
Kayaking Map
An interactive Google Map showing many of the kayaking spots in the Greater Kamloops area (which I have paddled) is provided here. Locations and images are included and links to posts/articles with more specific information on the spot are provided … Continue reading →
McQueen Lake Trails
McQueen Lake Environmental Education Center offers an overnight camp for School District classes throughout the school year and outdoor education day trips on selected weekdays. Hikers are asked not to access the Overnight Center (security, safety, and privacy), but … Continue reading →
Rossmoore Lake
On a hot summer day I drove on backroads for an hour to get to Rossmoore Lake. There are some 4WD tracks to the lake, but the best road is the Rossmoore Lake Road, accessed by the Long Lake Road … Continue reading →
Hamilton Mountain Hike
Hamilton Mountain rises above the grasslands between the Douglas Lake area and the Quilchena Highlands. Most of the slopes are in the Nicola Provincial Forest and in the Hamilton Commonage, but access is bit limited, except by a gravel … Continue reading →