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Area H (Manning Park/Tulameen/Siwash)

Lightning Lake Day Use Area – Start of Lightning Lake Trail loop from Spruce Bay Parking Lot

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Area H (Manning Park/Tulameen/Siwash)

Lightning Lake Day Use Area – Start of Lightning Lake Trail loop from Spruce Bay Parking Lot

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181

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Lightning Lake Day Use Area – Start of Lightning Lake Trail loop from Spruce Bay Parking Lot

01:25

5.12km

90m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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E.C. Manning Provincial Park

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

1

819 m

Rainbow Bridge on the Lightning Lake Trail

Highlight • Bridge

Lightning Lake Trail runs along the lake shore. At the Rainbow Bridge there is a sign warning of a bear in the area (May 2018). We cross the narrow part of the lake on the bridge and walk back to the car park at the Lightning Lake Day Use Area.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_Lake

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1.49 km

Lightning Lake Trail

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Magnificent lake

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2.43 km

Lightning Lake Day Use Area

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The unusual thing about the lake is that it drains off in two directions, Flash Lake in the south and Similkameen River in the north.
Swimming is possible, there is a boat rental and many hiking trails.

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3.51 km

View of Lightning Lake

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5

3.97 km

Lightning Lake Trailhead

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6

4.91 km

Start of Lightning Lake Trail

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The lake is lined with a 9 km long flat hiking trail, which can be halved over the Rainbow Bridge at the narrows.
Other hiking trails (starting from the day parking lot at the lake) lead to Windy Joe Mountain and Frosty Mountain as well as over the Lightning Lakes Chain.

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5.12 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.94 km

2.04 km

115 m

Surfaces

2.07 km

1.16 km

867 m

460 m

< 100 m

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