This park offers vehicle accessible, semi private campsites, set in a second-growth Douglas fir stand. Campsite reservations are accepted and first-come, first-served sites are also available. .

Vehicle Accessible Camping Fee: $24.00 per party /night
BC Senior's Rate (Shoulder Season only): $12.00 per senior's couple/night Winter Vehicle Accessible Camping Fee: $10.00 per party / night

Wilderness, backcountry or walk-in camping is not permitted..

There is one group campsite at this park. Click here for reservation information.
Group Camping Fee: $24.00 per party / night
Youth Group Camping Fee: $50.00 per group / night

This park has a large day-use/picnic area with picnic tables, parking lot, adventure playground, amphitheatre and flush toilets. The day-use area is a popular spot for local residents, who come to the park to swim and picnic.
Day-use Area Vehicle Parking Fee: $1.00 per vehicle / hour to a maximum of $3.00 per vehicle per/day. For information about yearly parking passes, or further information about parking fees, click here.
Group Picnicking Fee: $50.00 per group

A number of facilities at this park are wheelchair accessible, including picnic tables, the main campsites and group campsite, and the shower and flush toilet buildings.

Cold water taps are located throughout the park. Taps are shut off during the off-season. Water should be boiled, filtered or treated prior to consumption.

Pit toilets are located throughout the park. Flush toilets are located in the campground and day-use area.

There are two separate hot shower facilities in this park, located within the campground.

No sani-station/dump facilities. The closest sani-station is Tempo Gas, 181 Trans Canada Highway, Duncan.

Campfire rings are provided at each campsite. Fire bans may be implemented during extremely hot weather conditions. Be prepared to bring a portable stove for cooking.
Firewood can be purchased from the Park Facility Operator. Fees for firewood are set locally and may vary. To preserve vegetation and ground cover, please don't gather firewood from the area around your campsite or elsewhere in the park (this is a ticketable offence under the Park Act). Dead wood is an important habitat element for many plants and animals and it adds organic matter to the soil.

There are interpretations services available at this park. For more information, please contact the Park Facility Operator.

Gordon Bay has a number of short, in-park trails that lead to the lake. For your own safety and the preservation of the park, obey posted signs and keep to designated trails. Shortcutting trails destroys plant life and soil structure.

There is an adventure playground available at the day-use area of this park.

Cowichan Lake provides excellent swimming and water-oriented activities. The water is warm in the summer and the sandy beach has a designated swimming area, identified by a log boom. Access to the swimming beach is via the day-use area. There are no lifeguards on duty at provincial parks.

Canoeing and kayaking can be enjoyed on Cowichan Lake. A boat launch is located northeast of the day-use parking lot.

A boat launch is located northeast of the day-use parking lot.
There is a parking fee of $1.00 per vehicle/hour to a maximum of $3.00 per vehicle/day. For information about yearly parking passes, or further information about parking fees, click here.

Cowichan Lake is known for its spectacular fresh-water fishing in the spring, fall and winter, when anglers can be challenged by Rainbow, Cutthroat and Dolly Varden trout. Fishing is permitted as per provincial and federal fishing regulations. All anglers should check the current regulations issued by Fisheries and Oceans Canada prior to fishing. Anyone fishing or angling in British Columbia must have an appropriate licence.

Bicycles must keep to roadways. Bicycle helmets are mandatory in British Columbia.

Horseback riding is not permitted in this park.