Cave Creek Campground via North Shore Trail
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Cave Creek Campground via North Shore Trail

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Cave Creek Campground via North Shore Trail

Cave Creek Campground via North Shore Trail

Distance: 1.8mi
Elevation: 217ft
Time: 0.5-1h

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The Cave Creek Campground via North Shore Trail is a 1.8mi 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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Getting there

To reach the Cave Creek Campground via North Shore Trail from Canal Flats, make your way southeast along BC-93 for 2.9mi and make a left turn onto Whiteswan Lake Forest Service Road. Follow this for 18.6mi and turn left onto Moscow Creek Forest Road. After 1.0mi, make another left on White Moscow Road, following it for 0.8mi. Keep right and you will arrive at the parking area in 1804ft.

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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


Cave Creek Campground via North Shore Trail
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Cave Creek Campground via North Shore Trail Description

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 1.8mi 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.

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