Thompson Shuswap Parks and Places

Nicola Lake provides some of the best lake views while traveling the major highways in the valley. Many visit the lake, every year, for camping, boating, water skiing, canoeing, fishing and sailing.

Highway 5A

Merritt

The Waterfront Marine Peace Park is located on the shores of Shuswap Lake on the waterfront of Salmon Arm, BC, Canada. The park was dedicated to international peace and understanding. It may be the most visited destination by visitors and locals in the community.

Marine Park Drive

Salmon Arm

The lake is river fed so the water levels go up and down with the seasons. During the summer the lake warms up enough to attract people to the region for swimming, fishing, boating, canoeing, camping, picnicking and kayaking.

Kamloops

The 4.4 kilometre one-way, easy-going walking trail provides great views of the bay and the many birding opportunities in the region. No trip to Salmon Arm should be without a visit to the waterfront and its long wooden pier and birding sanctuary walking trails exploring Nature Bay.

Marine Park Drive

Salmon Arm

Helmer Lake is a popular destination for fishing, camping, canoeing, boating and off roading during the spring and summer months. In the winter months the lake is one of the trailhead parking lots leading into the Swakum Mountain Snowmobile Trails.

Merritt

Recreation Park is a well maintained community park in the heart of Cache Creek, British Columbia, Canada. The park is 4.5 hectares (11 acres) in size and is the main park in the community visited by locals and visitors.

Quartz Road

Cache Creek

White Lake is a very popular fishing, kayaking, canoeing, hiking, swimming and wilderness camping destination. The camping area on the lake is undeveloped providing very few amenities and is only suitable for small campers and tenters.

White Lake Road

Blind Bay

Monck Provincial Park Merritt BC is a family-oriented camping ground located on Nicola Lakes' northern shoreline. Centrally located, only 22km from Merritt's downtown city center. Monck Provincial Park, provides 120 vehicle-accessible campsites, including 17 double sites, with wheelchair access.

Quilchena

Merritt BC

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Public sandy beach park on the shores of Shuswap Lake in the community of Sicamous, British Columbia, Canada. The park is a popular destination for lake watching, swimming, Frisbee and volleyball.

Finlayson

Sicamous

Face Lake attracts people who enjoy the outdoors while fishing, camping, canoeing, boating, motor biking, snowmobiling and offroading. The lake is also in the vicinity of the Chuwhels Motorcycle Trail and is part of the Logan Lake Snowmobile Trail System.

Face Lake FSR

Logan Lake

Peterson Creek Nature Park in Kamloops, BC, Canada is a protected watershed park covering over 423 hectares popular for hiking, biking, dog walking, birding, sightseeing and wildlife viewing

Glenfir Drive

Kamloops

First established in 1956 the 149 hectare Shuswap Lake Provincial Park is a full service destination park popular for swimming, boating, water skiing, sightseeing, canoeing, hiking, camping, snorkeling, wind surfing and fishing

Squilax Road

Sorrento

Kentucky-Alleyne Provincial Park is home to hiking, great fishing, wildlife sightseeing, and a quiet camping spot only a 30 minute drive from downtown Merritt BC. Scenic views of rolling grasslands and dry open forest surround the sparkling turquoise waters.

Bates Road

Merritt

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Little Mountain Park is a sightseeing hiking destination with a network of trails exploring fields, forests and views overlooking the community of Salmon Arm, BC, Canada and Shuswap Lake.

Salmon Arm

Thompson Shuswap Parks and Places

Nicola Lake

Waterfront Marine Peace Park

Kamloops Lake

Waterfront Raven Trail

Helmer Lake

Cache Creek Recreation Park

White Lake Provincial Park

Monck Provincial Park Merritt BC

Sicamous Sands Public Beach

Face Lake

Peterson Creek Nature Park

Shuswap Lake Provincial Park

Kentucky-Alleyne Provincial Park

Little Mountain Park