About the Park
Notice: COVID-19 has impacted services in some parks. Please visit www.bcparks.ca to see which parks have been affected.
The upper and lower campgrounds and beach are connected by a highway underpass footpath. Walking along the water to a small pier at the eastern end of Sproat Lake allows visitors to view one of the finest panels of ancient First Nations petroglyph’s in British Columbia. You are also able to view the gigantic Martin Mars firefighting water bombers.
For more information, please visit www.bcparks.ca
Park Info
Activities
Hiking
Swimming
Canoeing / kayaking
Fishing
Interpretive programs
Pets on leash
Bicycling- Windsurfing
Beach
BBQ
Amenities
Vehicle accessible
Picnic sites
Toilets
Showers
Drinking water
Wheelchair accessible
Boat Launch
Winter recreation
Location
Sproat Lake Provincial Park is located on Hwy #4 13 km northwest of Port Alberni on central Vancouver Island. The park sits on the north shore of Sproat Lake, and can be reached via Hwy #4. It is about 2 hours from Tofino, Ucluelet and Long Beach.
Nearby Parks
Stamp River Provincial Park is within a 20 minute drive from the park and is world renowned for fishing and viewing spawning salmon. Cathedral Grove at Macmillan Provincial Park and Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park are about 50 minutes south of Sproat Lake on HWY#4.
For more information, please visit www.bcparks.ca
The #sproatlake Experience
We like hats.
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#lakeday #sisters #summer #sunny #sproatlake #lakelife #tinyliving #tinyhome #tinyhouseonwheels #homeiswhereyouparkit #adventure #hygge #hyggelife #cozyliving #cozy #canada #Britishcolumbia #vancouverisland #vanisle #portalberni #pnw #beautifulbritishcolumbia #motorhome #campervan #motorhomelife #vanlife
ISLAND GIRL ✌🏻
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There is magic about the island that always calls me back. Always grateful to connect to the wild & rugged West Coast, hike through the lush mountains and swim in the pristine lakes & rivers.
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My friend sent me a message recently that quotes, “When you realize that the words heart and earth are spelled with the same letters, it all starts to make sense.” -Earth Echo
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Gasp! I felt that! Having spent the past 10 days on Van Isle, I soaked up all the love & laughs, felt oneness with nature and filled my heart with joyful memories.
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Thank you to all of my homies for the good times!
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#beautifullife #chooseyourdestiny #vancouverisland #Tofino #lakecowichan #sproatlake #victoriabc #portalberni #lackofcolor #hathair #photooftheday #naturevibes #islandgirl #happyheart #earth #hats #quotes
Earth and Sky/Fire and Water "duality" 🔥💧
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Photographer: calibreus
when i first arrived in canada, i dipped my toe in the ocean & yelped. ⠀
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for a girl spoiled by growing up in the 24-degree warm-as-a-bath indian ocean, these pacific waters were freakin' frigid. 🌊⠀
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i had never paddled in icy lakes, or willingly plunged into the ocean during the winter.⠀
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in fact, i swore to myself that i would avoid cold water at all costs. i would wait until it was too hot outside, until i absolutely HAD to get in. ⠀
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fast forward 8 years: you can't get me out. in the calm confines of sproat lake this last weekend, or turqoise glimmer of porteau cove, you'd be hard-pressed to see me willingly leave. i even squeezed in a skinny dip at midnight, under an almost-full moon. 🌔⠀
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(my mother would be proud - she grew up on the coast, camping on the beach with friends and yes, swimming under moonlight.)⠀
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at the end of the day: i'm a water baby, was probably a mermaid in my past life 🧜🏽♀️ and always at home where there's waves and ripples, no matter where i am. as long as i'm submerged, the world can melt away and there's freedom in floating.⠀
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and in knowing where your happy place is. 💛⠀
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as uncomfortable as new places always are, there's always room to find your safe space, that feels like home for your soul. ✨⠀
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what's home for you, everywhere you go? the forest, a coffee shop, a park bench? tell me in the comments below 👇⠀
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#waterbabyforlife #beautifulbc🇨🇦 #mermaidlifestyle #pnwwonderland #lakelovers #sproatlake #wellnessadvocate #livewithintention #summernights #homeiswhereyoumakeit #vancouverislandbc
A Cuckoo wasp in the genus Pseudomalus. These wasps have such an interesting life cycle.
The female cuckoo wasp wants her eggs inside a different kind of wasp’s nest (Crabronidae), but it’s risky for her to enter the nest herself. She has found a very interesting way to get her eggs inside of the crabronid wasp’s nest. Some crabronid wasps hunt aphids, bringing them back to their nests as a food provision for their larvae. The Pseudomalus cuckoo wasp will lay her eggs inside of aphids. The plan is for the crabronid wasp to bring back these parasitized aphids to her nest.
Later, inside the nest the cuckoo wasp eggs will hatch, and emerge from the aphid. The larvae will then kill the crabronid wasp eggs and eat the food provisions (aphids) in the nest. Info from Villu Soon on bugguide.net.
This cooperative cuckoo wasp was found in Sproat Lake Provincial Park. Hupacasath territory.
#Pseudomalus #Chrysididae #CuckooWasp #Wasp #Hymenoptera #SproatLake #BCParks #iNaturalist #iNatBCParks
Weekend on Vancouver island, Sproat Lake. You could see smoke from a fire in the background.
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ได้มีโอกาสเห็นการทำงานของเจ้าหน้าที่ดับเพลิง เห็นแล้วทึ่งในความสามารถและความพร้อมของอุปกรณ์ต่างๆ
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#family #weekend #vancouverisland #sproatlake #bernedoodle #dog #lovedog #doglover #friendship #packleader #bond #greatfriends #niceday #fresh #laketime #lake #instapic #photography #photooftheday #summer #sunshine #วันหยุดสุดสัปดาห์ #ครอบครัว #หรรษา
Peach on Peach on Peach .
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#bikiniseason #summervibes #buildabooty #peach #zafulswimwear #sproatlake #westcoast #bikiniphoto #girlsthatsquat #girlsthatlift #fitspo #instafit #summer #notcandid #vancouverisland #longweekend #staycation #vacationdays #paradise #bootypic #summer2018 #bumsout #editedphoto