CloseKatherine Lake and Campground
The campground is now closed for the season.
September 5, 2024 September 13, 2024
Access road closed for culvert replacement and road repairs.
The Campground
Katherine Lake Campground is located in Garden Bay near Pender Harbour on the Sunshine Coast at 4955 Garden Bay Road (MAP)
The camping season runs from the May long weekend until the day after Labour day long weekend.
If you have questions, you can contact the Sunshine Coast Regional District’s campground operator at support@katherinelakecampground.ca.
The Lake
Katherine Lake is a popular swimming spot to enjoy for a day or as part of a camping trip. The lake allows non-motorized boating and you will find the following amenities:
- Picnic Facilities
- Small Playground
- Washroom Facilities
The shíshálh Name
In 2017 shishalh Nation Elders Language group and the SCRD began a project to provide and/or translate SCRD park names into the shashishalhem (Sechelt language). Katherine Lake is translated as p’ip’k’ilich.
Pronunciation: p’ is like p, but with a throat catch. The first i sounds like the ee in English ‘meet’. The second and third i sounds like the a in English ‘mate’. k’ is like k, but with throat catch and farther back in mouth. The first two syllables have strong stress.
Description: The name p’ip’k’ilich was chosen by the shishalh Elders Language Group to recognize that Katherine Lake is home to an endangered Western Painted Turtle population.
Meaning: turtle. (Sechelt Dictionary, Page 494)