Cedar Lake
Cedar Lake Recreation Site
A small forest lake outside Golden, good for swimming and stand-up paddleboarding in summer, with a beach and campsites. It's where locals go to cool off.
Cedar Lake Recreation Site is a small lake area about 10 minutes' drive southwest of Golden. The water is relatively warm in summer. It has a small beach, a dock, picnic tables and campsites, and it's good for swimming, paddleboarding and fishing, with views of Kicking Horse Mountain across the lake. There are also mountain biking trails nearby. Entry is free, but camping costs money. The facilities are basic, the lake gets crowded on peak-season weekends, and there are plenty of mosquitoes, so bring insect repellent.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Kicking Horse River Rafting
- Kicking Horse Pedestrian Bridge
- Columbia Wetlands
- Golden Skybridge
- Kicking Horse Mountain Resort
- Grizzly Bear Refuge
- Mount 7 Paragliding
- Northern Lights Wildlife Wolf Centre