Skimikin Lake

Skimikin Lake Recreation Site is a large, semi-open site that is managed through a partnership agreement.

Camping fees are collected from April 15 to October 15 annually. This is a CASH ONLY site.

One side of the site has been developed for horses with several corrals and manure dumping locations. There is a $4/ horse/ night camping fee for these services.

The other side of the site is designated for ORV users.

The trails associated with the site are multi-use catering to ATV use and horse use.

Regarding Horse Use: Horse corrals are on a first come-first serve basis, and if the adjacent campsites are in use by non-horse users, horse campers will have to find an unoccupied site to camp in. Water is not available on site, but horse users may bucket water from the lake or water their horses at the lakeshore. Horse users are responsible for cleaning up their own manure and depositing it in the allocated manure piles. Horses are not permitted in the West Recreation Site.

ATV's, Dirt Bikes, and OHV's are permitted only in the West Recreation Site. All OHV's use is restricted to main roads for commuting to and from the Recreation Site only. Idle in and out 20km/hr.

Dogs must be under control at all times, and Generator Use is restricted from 9-11am and 6-8pm. Quiet hours are 11pm-7am. Do not hold campsites. Sites must be occupied for the purpose of camping. Vehicles, Trailers, Tents or other personal property left unattended may be removed at the owner's expense. Only 1 vehicle per campsite, all extra vehicles are subject to a parking fee

Day use hours at the site are from 7am-11pm.

Road access. Maintained to Recreation Sites and Trails BC standards by a partner or contractor. Facilities on file: toilets, picnic tables, fire rings, parking. First come, first served.

Getting there: Exit Hwy 1 at Tappen Valley Road, drive 3.8 km, turn left on Skimikin Road for 5.8 km. All paved roads.