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    Hikes/Canada/British Columbia/East Kootenays

    Cave Creek Campground via North Shore Trail

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    Easy
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    0.5-1h
    Distance
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    2.9 km
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    66 m
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    Cave Creek Campground via North Shore Trail

    The Cave Creek Campground via North Shore Trail is a 2.9 km point-to-point hiking route that will take you from the Home Basin Campground at the northern edge of Whiteswan Lake to the Cave Creek Campground on its western shore. Along the route you will experience beautiful views across the blue water of the lake, as you meander down this easy to traverse trail. Although dogs are welcome in Whiteswan Lake Provincial Park, they are not permitted in any beach areas, so take that into account when planning your trip.

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    Route Description for Cave Creek Campground via North Shore Trail

    Hiking to the Cave Creek Campground via the North Shore Trail is a great way to experience the beauty of Whiteswan Lake Provincial Park, while exploring the various trails that connect the five different campgrounds dotted around the lake. Hikers should take note that this is a point-to-point trail and you will need to retrace the 2.9 km journey to return to the parking area at the Home Basin Campground.

    Along this amazingly scenic woodland trail, you will follow closely alongside the edge of Whiteswan Lake and be inundated with breathtaking views that stretch out across the blue expanse of the water. Framing the picturesque lake, you will have a spectacular backdrop of wooded slopes and rugged mountain peaks that characterize the landscape within the park. As the trail features little in the way of elevation gain, you will arrive fairly quickly at the Cave Creek Campground, where you can set up camp for an amazing night by the water’s edge.

    Getting to the Cave Creek Campground via North Shore Trail Trailhead

    To reach the Cave Creek Campground via North Shore Trail from Canal Flats, make your way southeast along BC-93 for 4.7 km and make a left turn onto Whiteswan Lake Forest Service Road. Follow this for 29.9 km and turn left onto Moscow Creek Forest Road. After 1.6 km, make another left on White Moscow Road, following it for 1.3 km. Keep right and you will arrive at the parking area in 550 m.

    Route Information

    • When to do

      May-October

    • Backcountry Campsites

      Home Basin, Cave Creek

    • Pets allowed

      Yes - On Leash

    • Family friendly

      Yes

    • Route Signage

      Average

    • Crowd Levels

      Moderate

    • Route Type

      One Way

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