Campbell Lake is at the end of a long, bumpy road and it can be a busy spot in prime times so I try to paddle it off season.    Over the last few years, there have been pelicans on the lake in late August and much of September so I schedule my time to coincide with their time on the lake.   On a windy September morning I got an early start.

The pelicans are usually in shallow water.   Campbell Lake has a few large shallow bays which boats can’t get through.    A kayak can slowly cross the shallow, aquatic weed-thick water to approach the pelicans, but a long telephoto lens is still needed.

I watched the pelicans then paddled around the lake, spotting a heron, an eagle, some geese, and many ducks.   A paddle around the lake is about 8 km.

It was a windy day with difficult light for photography and videography, but I took some video clips, then flew the drone to put together a video:

The highlight of paddling the lake is to see the pelicans.    I hope to paddle out to them on Kamloops Lake again soon.

A Campbell Lake page will be developed over the winter with detailed information.