Ride: Shuswap Lake Area

Country roads often running along the lake shore and connected by short stretches of Highway 1. A number of parks and public lake access points. A scenic, pleasant ride with some nice corners along the way for entertainment.

Sunnybrae Canoe Point Road

0 km - Chevron Station, Hwy 1, Salmon Arm
15.3 km - turn right off Hwy 1 onto Sunnybrae Canoe Point Road
26.3 km (approx.) - Herald Park entrance
34.6 km - pavement ends and becomes good, hard-packed gravel
35.6 km - nice view to the north
41.9 km - end of road

The paved portion of Sunnybrae Canoe Point Road is a nice twisty road that runs next to, or close to the lake the majority of the way. Most of the pavement is in decent condition, but there are some frost heaves, cracks and dips, particularly beyond Herald Provincial Park. There are a number of private properties along the way, but there is some public lake access in addition to Herald Provincial Park including a nice picnic spot. Even if you're on a pure street bike, it's worth riding beyond the end of the pavement a ways just for the views. If you're stopping in Herald Provincial Park, it's worth taking the time to walk to Margaret Falls; it's an easy walk and not that far.

White Lake Road

0 km - Chevron Station, Hwy 1, Salmon Arm
19.7 km - turn right off Hwy 1 onto White Lake Road
33.9 km - road intersects with Balmoral Road near Hwy 1

The road meanders through the countryside before reaching White Lake. The pavement is mostly in good condition with a few km repaved fairly recently. The road then heads southwest past the west end of Little White Lake back towards Hwy 1. There are some nice corners in this second section, but the pavement isn't in as good of condition (generally deteriorates as you go): lots of cracks and some broken pavement. Destination Highways rated this road as the 14th best motorcycle road in BC.

Eagle Bay Road, Blind Bay Road

From White Lake Road and Hwy 1, follow Balmoral Road north to Blind Bay, about 3 km, and keep right for Eagle Bay Road. Blind Bay Road is on the left. The pavement ends on Eagle Bay Road in about 26.5 km (about 30 km from Hwy 1). Eagle Bay Road is a winding road that, for the most part, follows the shoreline of Shuswap Lake. The speed limit is 60 km/h. There are a number of spots where you can access Shuswap Lake, including some nice pebble beaches like Shannon Beach. The condition of the pavement varies from good to poor. Overall, I would rate the road surface as fair. It's a nice ride. Destination Highways rated Eagle Bay Road and Blind Bay Road combined as the 16th best motorcycle road in BC.

Backtrack along Eagle Bay Road to Blind Bay and then take Blind Bay Road to the right (west) where it intersects with Balmoral Road. There is a nice picnic spot (Pebble Beach) with tables a short distance past the marina. Blind Bay Road is quite short - about 6 or 7 km, and intersects with Hwy 1 near Sorrento.

Squilax Anglemont Road

It's been a while since I've ridden the entire length of this road, so I'll only include a few tidbits of info on the stretch to Scotch Creek, which I have ridden more recently after the devastating fire of 2023. A portion of Tsútswecw Provincial Park is open again, but some parts remain closed as a result of the fire. The damaged area is to the west of the main parking area, but some of that area is accessible now. The parking area and the area to the east was spared and is accessible.

0 km - Hwy 1 at Blind Bay Road
10 km - turn-off to Adams River, Scotch Creek, Squilax Anglemont Road
29.0 km - Shuswap Lake Provincial Park (Scotch Creek) picnic site

There is a neat old wooden deck, single lane bridge near Scotch Creek (it survived the 2023 fire). The road to Scotch Creek has a few nice corners, but it is not as twisty as the other roads listed above. There are some moderately long straight sections too. Check out the salmon run in the early fall along the Adams River in Tsútswecw (Roderick Haig Brown) Provincial Park. There are / were some really nice walking trails in the park. There is gas available in Scotch Creek and near the beginning (west end) of the road near Hwy 1 (Chevron).

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