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SHAWNIGAN LAKE BRITISH COLUMBIA - Travel & Tourism Accommodations, Activities, Attractions, Restaurants & Information Shawnigan Lake BC Links |
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| Accommodations | Activities | Transportation | Restaurants | Services | Why go to Shawnigan Lake |
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Shawnigan Lake is in the Cowichan Valley is a 40 minute scenic drive from both Victoria in the south and Nanaimo in the north. You can get to Shawnigan Lake by Bus (Coach) from Victoria and Nanaimo and from the BC Ferry Terminals in Nanaimo and Swartz Bay, just north of Sidney BC. There are access roads, well marked with turnoffs on the Malahat Drive and again in Mill Bay. The Mill Bay turnoff takes you to Shawigan Lake village (commercial centre- 3 miles/5 km). Island
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Shawnigan Lake Park on Vancouver Island |
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Shawnigan Lake Village Centre |
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British
Columbia Ferries Air Travel to Shawnigan Lake and the Cowichan Valley One airline offers service to the this Region; Harbour Air contact number 1-800-663-4267.. Canadian
Regional / Pacific Coastal Central
Mountain Air / AirBC Rail Travel to Shawnigan Lake and the Cowichan Valley VIA
Rail - 1-888-VIA-RAIL Shawnigan
Lake is a summer recreation cottage area that has grown into a
commute community for many people working in Victoria. Shawnigan
Lake village is a weekend getaway for many Victorians. Shawnigan
Lake Village is well know for arts and crafts shows and it also
has an excellent, but small museum. The population of Shawnigan
Lake (circa 2005) is approximately 15,000. The E&N Railway
runs by the east side of Shawnigan Lake and it was at Cliffside
that the last spike on the railway was placed. Shawnigan Lake
is an excellent venue for kayaks, canoes and is a favourite water
ski lake on Southern Vancouver Island.
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