Pender Harbour : Katherine Lake
Sunshine Coast, British Columbia, Canada travel, tourism

Sunshine Coast parks, trails

Katherine Lake is a one of the smaller lakes located off of the northern shores of Pender Harbour, nearest Irvines Landing. It is visited by both locals and tourists, some are day trippers and others overnight campers staying in the public RV and tent campsite onsite at the Katherine Lake Regional Park. Many arrive at the park for the sandy beach and the lake activities like swimming, tenting, camping and, um, picnics... Mmmm like those lakeside picnics eh.

The small lake enjoys a sloping sandy beach, two short trails, toilets and showers. There is drinking water onsite and it is wheelchair accessible. The Katherine Lake Regional Park has two types of hiking escapes. The first is a short 15 min walk to get some views looking down on the lake itself. The second and the main trail is named the Spring Creek Trail. This route takes you through forests, ferns and fauna for over 1 km. It is an easy grade route that should take 30 -45 minutes to complete.

Katherine Lake Park Trails: Follow Hwy 101 north past Pender Harbour, about 5km (3.4 mi.) north of Madeira Park, turn left on Garden Bay Road. Travel down Garden Bay Road for about 4 km (2.4 miles) to the Katherine Lake Park sign.