One of the interiors most famous recreational areas is the on and around the Shuswap lake systems which contain 1000 kilometers of shoreline along the 4 arms of the lake which free form the letter ‘H’. At houseboat capital of Canada, Sicamous, the largest town on the southern arm and alongside highway 1, is the service centre for Shuswap Marine park where you can find most marinas and watercraft rental facilities.

If you love recreation on the water, the popular Shuswap Lake Marine Provincial Park is a perfect destination for watersports, canoeing and fishing. Some sites are road accessible, but most are water accessible.

The Shuswap Lake Provincial Park is the perfect destination for family vacation. Here you have every option you need for a fantastic summertime; camping, hiking, swimming, paddling, waterskiing, houseboating, sailing, fishing, bicycling (actually the cycling capital of BC parks), awesome diving and much more. Over a kilometer of sandy pebble beach, grassy playfields and the via boat accessible Copper Island wich is 1.3 kilometer off shore make this an ideal relaxing location. Nearby businesses supply groceries but also offer recreational opporunities like go-carts, mini-golf, jetski- and bumperboatrentals, parasailing, horseback riding and much more.

Turn of highway 1 at Scotch Creek and follow the signs for another 20 kilometers.