Nitinat Lake

NITINAT LAKE, 27.48 sq km, is a long (24 km), narrow inlet south of BAMFIELD on the west coast of VANCOUVER ISLAND that is connected to the ocean by a tidal narrows. Boats gained access to the lake by crossing a treacherous bar. Part of the lake is in the Nitinat Triangle portion of the WEST COAST TRAIL section of PACIFIC RIM NATIONAL PARK RESERVE. It was saved from LOGGING in 1972 as the result of a lobbying campaign led by the wilderness activist Ric CARELESS; it was one of the first major...

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