Spider Lake Provincial Park

Spider Lake Provincial Park is a water sport destination located west of Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The 65 hectare wilderness park includes a fresh water lake, a sandy beach and two day use areas.

The park is a day use park and does not permit overnight camping. The lake park is popular for canoeing, kayaking, picnicking, swimming, wind surfing, fishing, scuba diving and beachcombing. During the summer the lake is a very popular destination for activity.

The larger day use area in the Spider Lake Provincial Park includes a swimming area, sandy beach, many picnic tables and pit toilets. The grass lawns and small sandy beachfront is an ideal destination for family outings.

The smaller day use area includes a few picnic tables, pit toilets and a roof top boat launch. It is here kayaks and canoes can access the lake. The boat launch and the smaller day use area are located 1 kilometre from the main entrance to the park. It is a small with a even smaller parking lot.

A dirt hiking trail in the park connects the two day use areas together.

How to get to Spider Lake

Travel Hwy #1 or the Inland Hwy (Oceanside Route) on Vancouver Island towards the community of Qualicum Beach, BC. Look for the Horne Lake Exit heading west. Travel west for 5 kilometres following the signs to the parking lot of the Spider Lake Provincial Park. The park is 17 kilometres from the community of Qualicum Beach.