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Nitinat Lake
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Nitinat Lake is a beautiful lake, 24 km in length and 1.2 km wide, located in the West Coast Trail Unit of the Pacific
Rim National Park Reserve. Nitinat Lake joins the Pacific Ocean at Nitinat Narrows, a narrow tidal passage three kilometers long and 2.5 meters deep at low tide. The Nitinat area is fast becoming a major centre for tourism, with the Nitinat Lake being named as one of the world's ten best windsurfing areas.
It's close to the Pacific Rim National Park, the West Coast Trail, and the Carmanah Valley.
This adventure land is a popular recreation destination for swimmers, boaters, paddlers, windsurfers, and anglers. Experienced wilderness paddlers and windsurfers can explore Nitinat Lake and the smaller lakes in the Nitinat Triangle.
There is a lot to explore in the area, including canyons, caves, rivers and rain forests.
Services at Nitinat Lake include a small motel, restaurant, campsite, gas station and a food store operated by the Ditidaht First Nations.
Nitinat Lake is located on the west coast of Vancouver Island.The lake lies alongside the Nitinat Main line road, with 4x4 road access from Port Alberni and Bamfield on the Bamfield road and South Main. Nitinat Lake can also be reached on Nitinat Main and South Main logging roads from the western end of Cowichan Lake, a 150-km drive from Victoria that takes 2 to 3 hours.
Camping facilities are available at the Nitinat Lake Recreation Site that is situated in a grove of giant spruce trees.
There is some great fishing in both Nitinat Lake and Nitinat River, and in the lakes, rivers and creeks that are in the area.
The Nitinat River is a good river for fly fishing. A small run of Summer Steelhead occurs in June and early July, with a run of winter steelhead in February, March and early April. The lower section of the river and the mouth of the Nitinat are productive for cutthroat.
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