Places for swimming
48 within 150 km, closest drive from downtown first.
48 places
Drive times are by road from downtown. “Near me” sorts by straight-line distance from you, on your device only.
- 27 mindrive
- 28 mindrive
- 32 mindrive
- 43 mindrive
- 43 mindrive
- 51 mindrive
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- 58 mindrive
- 1 h 2 mindrive
- 1 h 9 mindrive
- 1 h 10 mindrive
- Dahl Lake Park1 h 13 mindrive
Provincial park
1 park advisory · Hiking, Canoeing and kayaking, Swimming, Fishing, Wildlife viewing
- 1 h 22 mindrive
- 1 h 26 mindrive
- 1 h 27 mindrive
- 1 h 32 mindrive
- Whiskers Point Park1 h 35 mindrive
Provincial park
1 park advisory · Hiking, Swimming, Fishing, Canoeing and kayaking, Wildlife viewing
- 1 h 41 mindrive
- 1 h 41 mindrive
- 1 h 41 mindrive
- 1 h 44 mindrive
- 1 h 45 mindrive
- 1 h 47 mindrive
- 1 h 49 mindrive
- 1 h 50 mindrive
- 1 h 56 mindrive
- 2 h 2 mindrive
- 2 h 13 mindrive
- 2 h 18 mindrive
- 2 h 22 mindrive
- 2 h 25 mindrive
- 2 h 26 mindrive
- 2 h 34 mindrive
- 2 h 51 mindrive
- 2 h 56 mindrive
- 3 h 13 mindrive
- 3 h 24 mindrive
- 3 h 24 mindrive
- Kluskoil Lake Park3 h 26 mindrive
Provincial park
2 park advisories · Hiking, Canoeing and kayaking, Swimming, Fishing, Biking
- 3 h 39 mindrive
- 3 h 40 mindrive
- 3 h 41 mindrive
- 3 h 42 mindrive
- 3 h 50 mindrive
- Finger-Tatuk Park4 h 34 mindrive
Provincial park
2 park advisories · Hiking, Canoeing and kayaking, Swimming, Fishing, Wildlife viewing
- Bowron Lake Park4 h 42 mindrive
Provincial park
1 park advisory · Hunting, Hiking, Canoeing and kayaking, Fishing, Swimming
- Arctic Pacific Lakes Park4 h 52 mindrive
Provincial park
1 park advisory · Hiking, Canoeing and kayaking, Swimming, Fishing, Hunting
Sources
- OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data, read Oct 16, 2026ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Curated dataset outdoors-extra (each place names its source): 2 places, read Oct 16, 2026Facts from each place’s own website or a public source, with attribution
- BC Freshwater Atlas lakes (BC Data Catalogue): 483 places, read Oct 14, 2026Open Government Licence – British Columbia
- OpenStreetMap contributors: campgrounds and RV parks: 74 places, read Oct 14, 2026ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors
- OpenStreetMap contributors: waterfalls, peaks and viewpoints: 222 places, read Oct 14, 2026ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors
- OpenStreetMap contributors: boat launches, swimming areas and beaches: 27 places, read Oct 14, 2026ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors
- OpenStreetMap contributors: huts, ski areas, sledding hills and disc golf: 8 places, read Oct 14, 2026ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors
- BC Parks Data API: 47 places, read Oct 14, 2026Open Government Licence – British Columbia
- Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue): 186 places, read Oct 14, 2026Open Government Licence – British Columbia
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