PAUL LAKE Paul Lake Park has a campground and lakeside day use area, popular with families and groups. It is situated on a pleasant upland lake, with shaded campsites within a dry Douglas fir forest. Large groups planning to camp at Paul Lake should make prior arrangements to ensure the group campsite is available at www.discovercamping.com. A sandy swimming beach, easily accessed from the campground, is equipped with picnic tables, barbecues (briquettes only), a cold shower, toilets and a paved beach trail. Fishing for rainbow trout is popular at Paul Lake with young and old, as are swimming, canoeing, and for the more adventuresome on windy days, windsurfing the clear waters. Two car top accessible boat launches are provided within the park, one located in the day use area and the other at the far west end of the park, near the group site. The park also provides a disabled access fishing wharf for public use near the beach, for those that may not have access to a water craft. A trail leads from the campground to prominent Gibraltar Rock on the lakeshore, where views of the lake and surrounding area reward the hiker. Paul Lake Park is located 5 km north of Kamloops on Highway 5, then 19 km northeast on the paved Pinantan Lake Road.
NORTH THOMPSON RIVER North Thompson River Park is situated in a beautiful mixed forest at the confluence of the North Thompson and Clearwater rivers, 5 km south of Clearwater on Highway 5. Shaded sites with trails leading to a scenic shoreline picnic area make this a popular stopping place for travelers, as well as for visitors who want to explore the Clearwater area. Fishing for rainbow and bull trout in season are popular from the park. Swimming is safe at low water from a sandy beach sheltered by a gravel bar. Small children should nevertheless be carefully watched, as the river current is swift at all seasons. The park has several archeological sites, and along the trails hikers can still see remnants of winter pit houses of the Secwepemc Nation that encamped here in days gone by. Please visit BC Parks website for current camping fees or phone 250 320-9305 for more info.
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