Main Lake Provincial Park

Main Lake Provincial Park on Quadra Island encompasses six lakes and protects a biologically diverse freshwater system that includes more than 72 bird species and 234 plant species.

It is located on east-central Quadra Island off Village Bay Road and Surge Narrows Road. Visitors can reach Quadra Island via BC Ferry service from Campbell River on central Vancouver Island. While the park may be accessed by vehicle via ferry/highway, it is best enjoyed by canoe, kayak or small boat.

Visitors to the park can see a variety of wildlife, including wolves, cougars, owls, Bald eagles, hawks, osprey, Peregrine falcons and wintering swans. The geography of park is exceptional, with spectacular physical features such as narrow channels, limestone sinkholes, waterfalls and the close proximity of marine and fresh water ecosystems.

The Main Lake chain of interconnected lakes forms the largest freshwater waterway in the Gulf and Discovery Islands. Main Lake, Village Bay Lake and Mine Lake are connected by narrow, shallow marshes navigable by canoes, kayaks and small boats only.

A 7.5kw (10hp) restriction is in place on Main Lake and Mine Lake, as well as outside the park on Village Bay Lake.

An electric motors only restriction is in place on Little Main Lake, Stramberg and Clear Lake.

Please camp in designated campsites only.

Any water found in the park must be boiled, treated or filtered prior to consumption.

Please practise "Leave No Trace" camping ethics.

Main Lake Provincial Park is located on east-central Quadra Island. Visitors can reach Quadra Island via BC Ferry service from Campbell River on central Vancouver Island. While the park may be accessed by vehicle via ferry/highway, it is best enjoyed by canoe, kayak or small boat. The closest communites are Heriot Bay, Quadra Island and Campbell River.