On the east side of Adams Lake, accessible only by boat is a strip of land designated as a provincial park. It is user-maintained and usually in good shape. Many of us do maintenance at the site when we arrive and try to leave it in better shape than we found it. Spillman Beaches has a series of camping areas and streams coming into the lake. Previous article – Spillman Beaches
We drove up Holdings Road and went down a little side road to a hand launch site, fine for kayaks, canoes, and cartop boats. The paddle across the lake is about 1.7 km and the distance to the first camping areas at Spillman Beaches is about 5 km. Crossing Adams Lake on a very windy day is not advised, but with some wind chop only, pick the narrowest part of the lake to make the crossing. Generally speaking, crossing Adams Lake is best done in longer kayaks or full canoes and with experienced paddlers.
Early in the season the water is high and the beaches are small with cool water, but we swam in the clear waters of the lake. The shoreline is cedar and fir forest right to the edge of the lake. A few single track trails and some old skid tracks can be linked up to go up the lake, but paddling up lake and back is a good choice too.
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The best way to paddle on Adams Lake is to go in good weather on a weekday or off-season up the lake and enjoy the quiet and unspoiled lake leaving nothing behind but the disappearing ripples of your boat.
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