Messachie Lake is one of those charming little lakes that you drive past and think, that looks interesting, but never quite get around to actually visiting. Last summer (Aug 7, 2017) I finally got around to paddling Messachie Lake, and I’m glad I did. It took some sleuthing but I finally found a public access […]
Cowichan Lake
Cowichan Lake
Cowichan Lake is a vast and stunningly beautiful lake. It is the second largest freshwater lake on southern Vancouver Island, after Kennedy Lake near Tofino. Along long with Shawnigan Lake, Cowichan Lake has been one of the primary the recreation hubs for Southern Vancouver Island and is consequently a very busy lake, at least […]
Cowichan Lake North End
Inspired by unusually calm winds, I decide to brave a solo paddle at the West End of Cowichan Lake. I put in at the Heather camp site boat launch, right at the Western most tip of Cowichan Lake and paddled down the SE shoreline. The water was dead calm and amazingly clear. Unfortunately smoke from […]
Cowichan Lake – Youbou
I put in at the Youbou boat launch and paddled North along the shore line with my usual canoe partner, River. He’s proficient at dog paddle but not much else As usual the lake was windy but manageable, at least along the shore line. Cowichan Lake Info Page