The Cameron River starts at Labor Day Lake and after running through the Cameron River Canyon it flows into Cameron Lake, Cameron Lake is located on the Port Alberni Highway. You will find a picnic area and boat launch at the east end of Cameron Lake and the beginning of the cathedral grove forest at the west end, you can see some very impressive trees in this park. Macmillan Provincial Park runs along the south side of the lake.
Cameron Lake is a very deep lake and is quite unique because it contains brown trout that can reach upwards of 6.5 kg in weight and fight like the devil. These brown trout are notoriously hard to catch but when you get one on, well, you know you have one on.
The lake is also stocked with rainbow, cutthroat, and kokanee trout that can reach 2 kg and are fun to catch. This makes for a great fishing trip. The best way to fish this lake is by trolling deep, where those big brownies are waiting. But you can have some success fishing from shore and towards the evening, you can get some nice strikes using a fly rod.
Cameron River Canyon is a wild kayaking river run that has some incredible drops and fast water runs, it is one of the island’s premier kayak runs. This is not for amateurs though, it’s a wild canyon ride.
The wildlife here is incredible, you could see bears, cougars, deer, elk, and wolves at any time and there are many smaller forest creatures to see as well as raccoons, pine martins, and squirrels, the birdlife is awesome and quite varied so bring your camera and take home some memories.