118 miles east of Merritt on the Trans Canadian Hwy, we arrive at Herald Provincial Park on the north shore of Lake Shuswap. Lake Shuswap is a relatively large lake composed of two lonnnng fingers in south central B.C., a little more than half way between Vancouver and Banff. The Shuswap tourism folks tout seven different districts, each with there own things to do: wine tasting, horseback riding, golf, boating, art museums, white water rafting etc., so one could easily spend months - maybe years there!
We’re finding that many of Canada’s Provincial Parks are not well advertised but are wonderful places to stay. Herald is just another great example of this. Herald is a little ways off the Trans-Canada Highway near the tiny, almost town of Sunnybrae.
We’re finding that many of Canada’s Provincial Parks are not well advertised but are wonderful places to stay. Herald is just another great example of this. Herald is a little ways off the Trans-Canada Highway near the tiny, almost town of Sunnybrae.
We called at the last minute and got one of the last, if not the last, campsite. It was a lush, green, private site with a long pad and ample room to park the RV and car. When we got there, we could hear all the children’s voices. This is definitely a family park with good reason. Walking down to the beach, we saw boats, kayaks, paddle boards, and lots of kids in the water.
We braved the water ourselves and rented a kayak while we were there. The water was surprisingly warm! It was so warm in fact that both of us went for a swim (Wendy went for more of a quick dip than a swim). It was beautiful and peaceful out on the water in the kayak.
Too bad we have to move on so quickly. I think we could have spent many more days playing in the water, but we still have many miles to go to reach Lake Louise and Banff.
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