Shoen Lake Provincial Park

Shoen Lake Provincial Park is a remote and rugged park destination located north of the community of Campbell River, BC on Vancouver Island, Canada. The park is a tough and rough, natural park with a network of wilderness trails surrounding Shoen Lake.

The recreation lake is 5 kilometres long. The lake is a popular retreat for many water sports including fishing, canoeing and swimming. There is no designated swimming area but there are trails along the shoreline connecting to short access trails leading down to the lake. Walking the trail to a good swimming hole is common.

The 8,400 recreation park is popular for activities like backpacking, hiking, wilderness camping, fishing and canoeing. The network of trails in the park are unmaintained wilderness trails. Some easier than others. Two of the more popular day trails include the Shoen Creek Trail and Nisnak Lake Trail.

There are also extreme adventures in the park. One of the more grueling routes is the hike up 1,802-meters to the peak of Mt. Shoen. Rewards for hiking to the summit include wide reaching views of the meadows, valleys and Shoen Lake.

There are some basic amenities in the park. Some of which include a boat launch, two pit toilets and a small wilderness campsite. There is no power, sani dump or running water at this campground.

Being a remote park, deep in the wilderness, there are good opportunities to view wildlife. On the lake there are ducks and loons. In the forest are bears and cougars. This is bear country so be smart.

How to Get to Shoen Lake

Travel to the community of Campbell River on Vancouver Island. Continue on the highway north of Campbell River to an active logging road named Davie Road. It is 130 kilometres from Campbell River to the park.