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Spectrum Lake Trail (Monashee Provincial Park)

Spectrum Lake Trail (Monashee Provincial Park)

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Spectrum Lake Trail (Monashee Provincial Park)

Spectrum Lake from Spectrum Creek parking lot: 6 km one way, easy, about 2 hours

Kid-Friendly Free to Visit Lake View

FreeTo visit
2 hours one way, 6 kmTime to allow
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About this place

The North Okanagan's gateway to mountain wilderness: a trail into Monashee Provincial Park through Douglas fir, lodgepole pine, birch, cedar and hemlock to a moss-carpeted lakeshore. Two viewing platforms hang over Spectrum Creek at Rainbow Falls.

Featured in our guides: Okanagan waterfall walks

More in Lumby: Kid-Friendly Lake View Free to Visit

Before you go 🌞

Dogs

Dogs are not permitted in the park (caribou habitat)

Washrooms

Pit toilet at the Spectrum Creek trailhead

Access

Hardpacked 3 ft tread with boardwalks and bridges; easy; no mountain bikes

Logging trucks

Active logging on Spectrum Creek and Sugar Lake FSRs; expect trucks

Fires

No fires outside Spectrum Lake campground

Information from bcparks.ca ↗, checked Nov 2, 2026

Plan your hike

  • The hikeSpectrum Lake from Spectrum Creek parking lot: 6 km one way, easy, about 2 hours
  • Before you goActive logging on Spectrum Creek and Sugar Lake roads, so expect logging trucks. Subzero temperatures are common. Fires only in the Spectrum Lake campground.
  • Trail mapMonashee Park and trails map (PDF) More ↗

From bcparks.ca, checked Nov 1, 2026

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