McGillivray Lake is located east of Sun Peaks Road by driving on the McGillivray Lake Forest Service Road.  This is a good 5.7 km gravel road.

The best launch spot is at the signed McGillivray Lake Outpost on the northwest corner of the lake.

A paddle around the lakeshore is about 5.2 km.    The shoreline is forested and there are some marshy bays to explore.

On this hot summer morning there was no one else on the lake, but it can be busier at peak times.

From the lake we could see the south-facing runs on the ski hill, just 2.5 km away.    This is a scenic, quiet spot most of the time, worth the drive out to the lake.