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Monashee lake is a beautiful alpine lake nestled in the Monashees just past Cherryville. This hike takes you into the heart of an area known as The Pinnacles. To reach this alpine paradise drive east of Cherryville and follow South Forks FSR off of Hwy 6. Watch out for signs posted that will direct you [...]

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Aberdeen Lake is one of the most northern lakes on the Aberdeen plateau. Buck Hills Rd wraps around the North side of the lake where there is access to many individual free private camp sites. If you know you are at the lake and you see a road heading towards it, chances are it leads [...]

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Loon Lake is one of the many lakes on the Aberdeen Plateau. Access to the lakes is from Philpot Road off of Highway 33 or Beaver Lake Road from Winfield. If accessing from Beaver Dee Lake road, follow the road past both Beaver and Dee lake resorts until you are on Aberdeen Rd, just past [...]

Continue Reading Loon Lake Free Camping and Fishing

Tags: Camping, Campsite, fly-fishing, Free Camping, Recreation Site

Grizzly lake is a fairly large lake accessible to 2wd vehicles and roughly only an hour from Kelowna. Grizzly lake has multiple sites along the side of the lake, all can be driven right up to. This is a convenient lake to launch small fishing boats into.       To access Grizzly Lake From [...]

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Tags: Campground, Camping, Campsite, forest service roads, Free Camping, FSR, Recreation Site

Well under an hour from central Rutland and only 15km from where Postill Lake FSR becomes dirt is a lovely fair sized lake called Bullman or Moore lake. This stocked lake receives light traffic and is great for fishing both large and small rainbow trout. This lake has a few fire pits and a great spot for [...]

Continue Reading Crayfish trapping in the Okanagan – Bullman lake

Tags: bullman, Canoeing, crawdads, crawfish, crayfish, Fishing, Free Camping, moore

This is a beautiful small lily pad lined lake halfway between Kelowna and Lumby. This walk-in lake is only a couple hundred meters from the main fsr. At the road there are two tent sites with fire pits and at the lake there is a small clearing with a large fire pit. Dead wood is plentiful. [...]

Continue Reading FlyFish Lake # 1 Free Camping and flyfishing

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The Kelowna Secondary Outdoor Education class was on this awesome Monashee backpacking trip in September. As for all the trips with this Outdoor Ed. team, the class was treated with a spectacular outdoor experience and excellent training. How to get to Twin Lakes in the Monashee’s – awesome Alpine country… Drive 22km east from Lumby [...]

Continue Reading Twin Lakes Hiking in the Monashee – part 1

Tags: backpacking, Hiking, Monashee, mountain

See part 1 with the Twin Lakes directions and more pictures here.

Continue Reading Monashee Hiking to Twin Lakes – Part 2

Tags: Backcountry, backpacking, Hiking