Crown Land in the Shuswap

12 crown land sites 8 fishing spots 8 campgrounds

The Shuswap is the H-shaped lake system between Kamloops and Revelstoke, and this page is anchored at Scotch Creek on the north shore of Shuswap Lake, away from the Trans-Canada. Shuswap Lake Park is 2.5 km away, and Tsútswecw Park, where the Adams River sockeye run arrives each fall, is about 12 km west. Shuswap Lake Marine Park is a set of boat-access sites 23 to 26 km out, including Paradise Point, Horseshoe Bay, Tiilis Beach, Hermit Bay and St. Ives, while White Lake Park (15 km) and Herald Park (22 km) are on the south side of the lake. Inland, Skimikin Lake, with 57 sites, is the biggest recreation site campground nearby, and smaller sites such as Harper Lake and the Morrisey and McGillivray lakes toward Sun Peaks are 26 to 28 km away; 34 lie within 50 km. This page rounds up the region's public land, fishing spots and campgrounds.

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Crown Land Nearby

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SHUSWAP LAKE PARK
PROVINCIAL PARK
3 km
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Secwepemc Landmark
Recreation Reserve
6 km
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ADAMS RIVER DELTA
Recreation Reserve
7 km
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BLIND BAY TRAILS
Recreation Site
9 km
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TSUTSWECW PARK
PROVINCIAL PARK
12 km
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Crowfoot Parking
Recreation Reserve
13 km
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KWIKOIT CREEK
Recreation Site
13 km
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SKIMIKIN TRAILS
Recreation Site
13 km
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Skimikin Lake
Recreation Site
14 km
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WHITE LAKE PARK
PROVINCIAL PARK
15 km
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N. OF HUSTALEN CREEK (ADAMS LAKE)
Recreation Reserve
16 km
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LITTLE SHUSWAP
Recreation Reserve
19 km

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. From Scotch Creek, Shuswap Lake Park is 2.5 km away, Tsútswecw Park 12 km and the Shuswap Lake Marine Park sites 23 to 26 km, and the hills behind the north shore are Crown forest with recreation sites and trails.

Yes. Shuswap Lake Marine Park is spread over boat-access sites around the lake, such as Paradise Point, Horseshoe Bay and Hermit Bay. They are BC Parks sites with their own rules.

Below Adams Lake, rainbow trout and char are catch and release with a bait ban and no powered boats, and the stretch by the salmon viewing platforms in Tsútswecw Park is closed from September 1 to October 31.

Yes, about 4 km from the anchor point; rainbow trout and char are catch and release there, and bait is banned.

Offline maps around Shuswap

Public land near Shuswap runs well past the last cell tower. Export the area as a geo-referenced PDF and read it in BorealMaps to keep your GPS position on the map when the signal drops.

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Regulations

A valid BC freshwater fishing licence is required; the Shuswap is in fishing Region 3 (Thompson-Nicola), and Shuswap Lake has closures and size limits that differ by arm, so read the lake's entry in the synopsis before launching. Recreation site and Crown land camping is limited to 14 days at one site. Houseboats and campers share the beaches in summer, so pack out everything you bring.