Skmana Lake Trail Network
Near Chase, British Columbia, Canada
Who runs this site
Operated by Skmana Cross Country Ski and Snowshoe Club under a partnership agreement with Recreation Sites and Trails BC.
About Skmana Lake Trail Network
ALL DOGS MUST BE ON A LEASH AT ALL TIMES (for all Kamloops Recreation Sites.
This small rustic site, on the shore of Skmana Lake, provides land-based opportunities to explore the local trail network through non-motorized opportunities (hiking, mountain biking and cross-country skiing) and water opportunities via boat (including fishing on Skmana Lake).
- Type
- Trail or route
- Campsites
- 3 campsites
- Upkeep
- Maintained by an operator or contractor
- Access
- Road: 2 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Chase, British Columbia
- District
- Kamloops (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1991
- Location
- 50.87269, -119.73769
- Site ID
- REC1943
Activities
More activities are listed on the official page.
Facilities
Getting there
Located north of Chase, this site is best accessed using the Loakin-Bear Creek Forest Service Road (FSR) near Chase. The overall distance from Chase to Skmana Lake is approximately 16km.
Leave Chase, travelling southwest along the Kamloops Shuswap Road (on the west side of the South Thompson River). Watch for the turn-off to Loakin-Bear Creek FSR on your right (approximately 4 km from the bridge that crosses the South Thompson River). Travel along the Loakin-Bear Creek FSR for approximately 10 km, then turn onto the Skmana Lake FSR and travel for less than 1km until arriving at the recreation site.
Official page at Recreation Sites and Trails BC
Host jobs
Hosts at BC recreation sites are hired by the site operator. Ask the operator through their website.
Host jobs near Skmana Lake Trail Network:
- Campground Host, Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 68 km away
- Volunteer Park Hosts, Martha Creek, McDonald Creek and Blanket Creek Parks West Kootenay Park Management Inc. (BC Parks operator), 109 km away
- Campground Host, Green Lake Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 118 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Morrisey Lake East 5 km, 4 campsites
- Morrisey Lake West 6 km, 2 campsites
- McGILLIVRAY LAKE WEST 8 km, 3 campsites
- LITTLE McGILLIVRAY 8 km, 3 campsites
- Harper Lake 15 km, 7 campsites
- Hyas Lake South 18 km, 4 campsites
Information from Recreation Sites and Trails BC open data (BC Data Catalogue, Open Government Licence – British Columbia), retrieved 2026-10-09. Conditions change: check the official page before you travel. CampHostJobs is not affiliated with the Government of British Columbia.