One of the best lakes to paddle in our area is Scuitto Lake.    It is usually a quiet spot, there are many things to see on a paddle around the shoreline, and there are usually lots of birds on and around the lake.    To get to Scuitto Lake, drive out Barnhartvale Road, turn onto the Robbins Range/Campbell Range Road, stay right, then turn onto the Scuitto Lake Forest Sevice Road.    This is a good gravel road all the way to the lake (12 km) and continues on to Campbell Lake.   There are two launch spots at the Scuitto Lake Recreation Site.

A paddle around the shoreline is about 5.7 km.

There are a number of shallow bays to explore, some small islands, and some marshy areas.    Mt. Vicars stands above the north side of the lake.

contA steady paddle of the lake takes about 75 – 80 minutes.    On this day there were loons and chicks, ducks and ducklings, blackbirds, marsh wrens, killdeer, crows, lots of swallows, and songbirds in the trees.   The lake was placid and even though it was the start of a long weekend, it was quiet for this morning paddle.

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