Figure Eight Lake

We spent some time near Peace River this summer, which opened up some new paddling opportunities. Figure Eight Lake is located just west and north of Peace River. It was one of the nicer lakes that we paddled in the Peace country.

There is a nice campground and a day-use area. The easiest place to launch is from the main beach. There is a short 150-foot carry down a gentle slope to a sandy beach. There are also toilets, picnic tables and a picnic shelter. The water was clean enough that we went swimming afterwards.

If you drive through the campground, there is also a proper boat launch and the lake is popular for fishing. There looks to be a hiking trail around the lake, although we didn't try it.

A leisurely paddle around the lake takes about 45 minutes (it is pretty small). There is a small bay on the north-west side. Here we had beavers slapping their tails at us and a bald eagle giving us the eye.

Out on the main lake there were loons and we saw an osprey dive and catch a pretty large fish.

Other then the beach, the shoreline is mostly cattails. There were several docks around the lake, including one just as you come into the day use area.

Overall, a nice paddle despite crazy heat (+30C) and would definitely go back if I was in the area again.