In This Park. During a campfire ban, smoking is restricted in all public areas of a park or protected area. Please read this Information Bulletin. About This Park The Nitinat River carves through this lush forest, creating a series of spectacular falls and quiet pools perfect for viewing steelhead and salmon. Park Size: hectares. The chance of encountering loaded logging trucks while traveling these roads is highly likely.
Logging trucks have the right of way at all times. Drivers should use caution and yield to logging trucks; use pullouts whenever possible. Visitors should carry a full-sized spare tire.
The banks along the river are extremely steep with canyon sections, creating hazards. Special Notes Fires are not permitted anywhere, at any time. The Nitinat Triangle Canoe Route is one of the most scenic and remote canoe routes on Vancouver Island, and has also become one of the most popular paddling trips. This The gruelling km circuit through the Nitinat, Hobiton and Tsusiat Lakes takes 4 to 5 days to complete, although the route contains less than 17 km of paddling water.
Fishing: Fine fishing in both Nitinat Lake and Nitinat River, and in the many surrounding lakes, rivers and creeks, make this a very attractive area for the sport fishers. The Nitinat River is a good river for flyfishing. 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, and Chinook salmon fishing is good from August to September, thanks to the native Nitinat Fish Hatchery in the lower river. Coho and chum salmon runs are good in October and November. Camping: Camping facilities are available at the Nitinat Lake Recreation Site nestled in a grove of giant spruce trees. Vans and trucks carrying board sailors from around the world, and decked out with roof racks for windsurfing equipment, occupy many of the rustic campsites beside the lake.
This campsite is busy almost year-round. The hatchery annually performs the largest chum salmon egg take in all of Canada, with a total of over 40 million eggs being taken.
The facility is a major contributor to the commercial chum fishery. Over thousand coho are produced each year, as well as approximately ten thousand steelhead. The facility is also a major producer of chinook, the annual release of which has grown to over six million smolts.
This has resulted in a thriving sport fishery inside Nitinat Lake and also in surrounding fishing locations on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
The trail goes usually in-between Port Renfrew and Pachena Bay but can be accessed through Nitinat with proper reservations and pick up arranged with the West Coast Trail Bus. The Nitinat Triangle There is also a little known canoe route close by called the Nitinat Triangle which rivals the Bowron Lakes circuit located in the Cariboo-Chilcotin. The circuit involves three pristine lakes called Hobiton, Squalicum, and Tsusiat Lakes and is a tough 38 km 24 miles circuit.
Permit Required Be prepared for some hard portages and plan for at least five days but you will find the scenery and wildlife well worth it. Provincial Parks There are a couple of provincial parks close to Nitinat. Hitchie Creek Park accessed from Nitinat Lake is a wilderness campground offering great opportunities for wildlife viewing and nature appreciation. Then 1. Travelling When you travel here please respect the fact that these are logging roads.
Logging is very active both on the Cowichan Main Road and the Alberni-Franklin Mains, the routes that you need to take in order to get to Nitinat. Be Prepared Always be cautious, have your lights on and make sure you pull over and give all the room you can to these trucks and equipment. There is no need to hurry; please carry a good spare tire, keep your eyes on the road and be prepared for dust. Nitinat Lake. Windsurfers on Nitinat lake. Kiteboarder on Nitinat Lake.
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