Reviews of Jimsmith Lake Provincial Park (Park)

Shauna Lynn

Friendly staff courteous kind

Gavin Thomas

Great little campground and lake. Easy to go for a short overnight camping trip or a day trip for a picnic

Brian

Very clean and spacious camp sites. Facilities are clean, and the staff is very friendly. Trails for miles leading out of the park, with water that is so clean you can literally swim with fish

Varghese P Jacob

Beautiful place

Paul S.O. Barbeau

Great Lakeside Provincial Park, with decent camp sites with good, level tent surfaces. Many of the sites are double sites, with slightly less privacy. No showers, but great lake swimming.

WTF_ makayla

It was great place to go to.

Bj Kaz

Verry nice lake for a day stop or a weekend camping.

Eugene Ishchook

nice place!

Iain MacLeod

Small power boat free lake. Great small beach for kids and the lake is great for beginner paddlers but fun for all.

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Beautiful and amazing

Johnny Twoshoes

This lake is the best. Great for a kayak or canoe! I remember this lake as a kid and I don't think it has changed much. 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000pppppppppp00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000.

Joyce Moore

Great trails for all levels

Lorne Diakow

Nice and quiet

Brian Hirschfield

Good place to cool down on a hot day the beach area is small but dose the job. Also a area for dogs to swim

Natalie smokin Dufault

Great beach location minutes from town great family spot camping available close to Lake!!

Stella Mcgrath

Best place ever

Peter Hasenpfeffer

Great forested area with lots of walking paths. Bring the family out for a hike or head out to the lake for peaceful fishing.

Cassidy Benson

Beautiful park! We went in the middle of August long weekend with no reservations and got a site. The lake and beach area is so nice. Whole site was well maintained and staff are polite and helpful.

Eric Viklund

We have camped here a few times and found it to be quiet. Has a day use area that is well used. A great place for a picnic.

Jared Magnusson

Great place to have a picnic! Take dogs, kids, or your boat. A bit crowded on certain days. Great location for people who live in Cranbrook.

jj martin

busy but very nice

Dave Renz

Extremely demanding patrols until it's quitting time then it's stupid loud party goers.

Roby

Very good place...

Fox Animates

Love this lake all summer long

Dean Oakes

Lousy beach, could be nice if they added sand.

Matt Philip

Pack a lunch, grab a swimsuit, nice little spot outside of Cranbrook. Close enough your takeout will still be warm. They have addressed the ground squirrel issue.

AzarathRavenRoth

Great place to go for a walk or run, many trails to follow along on the back side of the lake all the way up and over the hills. Beautiful place to take photos or film. A lot of people most days, stays popular all year. Awesome swimming and canoeing spot all spring/summer/fall and when it ices over fantastic skating, hockey, and ice fishing place all winter. Gate does lock at night to the lake parking lot but campground stay open all summer. Also has a dock for swimming or fishing and boat launching area.

Mike Laduranteay

Nice place to camp.

Michelle Nicholson

This park is located just outside Cranbrook, BC Canada on Hwy 95. It is located near the lake shore just far enough off the hwy for quiet days and nights. The beach is a short walk from the campground with a large parking area for day use and campers. Grass area is pitted by marmot dens but there is a nice sandy beach and shallow shore for swimmers. A dock is provided for fishing and swimming well away from the boat launch. Picnic tables and benches are nestled under trees along the shoreline. The campground is on a hill side with well space, large, leveled sites with good privacy. The park is well maintained. There are no reservations for this park but we had no trouble getting a site on a Monday afternoon in mid summer. Sand boat launch with room to park truck and trailer. No services at sites and no sani-dump but one is available in town. Drinking water but no showers. Nice overnight park.

Rhys Marlatt

Not clean, boring and not well maintained, full of ratchet hoes

Bogdan Motoc

Nice lake but...no dogs on beach or piknik areas so....

Be Ko

Great place, has parking space. Peace of mind.

Paul Ekberg

Quaint little camping spot near Cranbrook

curt blasko

I would share details but I might get in trouble by my gf

matheu wright

Really great spot, helpful staff and ideal quick walking access to the lake.

Susan M

Great find in Cranbrook. Quiet and looked after with great pride.

Susan McIntosh

Great little campsite. Close to the lake (public beach). Good amount of space between each site.

123 LSA

Great place to spend some time alone or with family!

Hardeep Parhar

Calm and peaceful just the way I like :)

Lyne Chartier

Simple with a lovely beach and fishung dock. Super close to town, mini golf, bord watching etc.. Nice people too.

Kandice Leaf

This is one of the best campgrounds in BC. The sites and pit toilets are always clean. The site host ensures the noise bylaws are observed by all so this is a perfect place for families that want a quiet place to camp. We will definitely be back.

Billy Jo Case

Great place for a family outing.

Natalie Dcat

Always a good time

Heather Welt

Kayaking and beautiful beaches and water

i.am.bermer “Bermer”

I would give 5 stars if there weren't so many yucky weeds in the water and if they had an area that was dog friendly. Warm lake, sandy beach, nice clean camp sites. I go every year!

Jennifer Prince

Lake is too crowded and trails are being worked on so they are bit great for walking your dogs.

Melanie Dawn Whitnack

A must go for most locals every summer. A small lake with a good beach and nice water. Hasn’t been overly crowded this year. Enough space to socially distance.

Liz

Nice place to cool off.

Sonja M

I would recommend checking it out. We had a great time, waters clean, good beach, the water is deep, definitely go back.

Rashelle Hole

Quite , peaceful , relaxing, quick access right after work . Stress release .

Josh Abrey (Neighbours-o-Cranbrook)

Great for the kids, not a bad spot considering how close it is but there are many prettier lakes in the area. If you like fishing for perch, come take as many of them out of this lake as you can, it's not uncommon to get 10 fish a night, right off the dock. Pro tip, don't dive off the dock, as there's about 5 or more feet of silt about 5 feet below the surface... Found that one out the hard way

Rick Young

All these reviews and no one mentions whether you can bring your dog?

Thomas Titan

I was very surprised to find this great place. It's a bit out of the way but worth it. There are many parrie dogs (I think that's what they are) that are so much fun to watch while enjoying the lake view. Even the ducks where friendly. Love these hidden gems.

Pri B

Amazing!!

Carl McColl

Limited beach family friendly no dogs maybe for a dip

Lorie Gordon

Enjoyed a nice hike through the park. It is much nicer in summer but still a beautiful and peaceful place to come. Looking forward to when it opens for camping again.

F.

(Translated) nice quiet campground at the Jim smith Lake Provincial park. If you buy a fishing license, you can fish for trout (Original) mooie rustige campground aan het Jim smith Lake Provincial park. Als je een visvergunning koopt dan kun je daar goed op forel vissen

George Marquardt

This is a nice little local swim lake, not much for a beach but there are no boats. The water stays nice and cool on a hot day.

Arlene Henry

So Beautiful

Tracy Hutchison

Lovely place for families and kids

Bonnie Rowe

A lovely quiet park with great little swim lake. Friendly and helpful staff.

Jason Verhage

Great place close to town. This might not be the candidate beach around, but it is great for a quick dip when around Cranbrook. There is plenty of room to spread out on the grass for a picnic, and you get to enjoy the ground hogs. Swimming is quite nice, but when swimming out a bit, you can get into some seaweed. This is a great small lake for kayaking and paddle boards, and if your lucky you will be able to see some turtles and fish when on the dock.

Bradley Cairns

Nice place to take the family

Mike Payne

Quite an clean friendly peaple

Shea Smith

Beautiful Campground, family friendly beach, pretty good amount of parking.

GWoo

Nice and quiet in September. Campground at that time is nice and quiet, starting to get cold at night.

Adam Spyksma

Lake is pretty chilly but nice and refreshing. It's usually busy. The ducks and gophers that are all to bold and will come steal food when you aren't looking. I wish the lake was a little more sandy at the entrance as you usually jab your feet constantly while getting in.

Ryan Watson

Quiet and clean campsite away from the business of any town!

Jacqui W

Big level campsites.

Justin Graves (Ch33z)

Some things can be found just as you left them, others like Jim Smith lake have changed but feel the same after 16 years away!

Bogdan Pankovsky

Amazing lake

Shelley Nicholls

Very nice place to spend a day on the water relaxing on the beach or fishing..Also a couple minutes away from a city of twenty thousand people called Cranbrook. Very quiet and easy access too.

Daniel Racicot

Beautiful park

James Doell

Awesome small lake, great for swimming and canoeing

Matthew

My family and I love this lake. Conveniently close to anywhere in Cranbrook. Great place for swimming, fishing, hiking or simply relaxing.

Jina Sarkis-Dina

A hidden gem!

Karen Weber

Excellent spot. Friendly hostess

Daniel Hacker

Went for an evening swim and watch the meteor shower. Nice little beach

Jordain Brulotte

A great little camp site with lots of hiking locally with a warm lake to swim. The beach is in disrepair as a retaining wall should be built as the sand has simply washed into the lake for the last 10 years. Watch your snacks as gophers will rob your bag.

DANIAL RICE

Great place for recreation

Frank Crockett

Beautiful spot so close to Cranbrook. Nice campsites.

Trevor Leonard

Clean and super quiet. Lake is nice but watch your step going to the beach. Some huge bad gopher holes. Picnic tables are usually open and the water front is very nice with lots of friendly ducks.

SLIFF TV

Guy who runs the campground screwed us over on firewood. Place is nice but needs a new attendant

Bergie Lund

Great place and a bit windy.....

nicci martin

dont swim in this lake.

Michael Pitchforth

Nice little beach. Grassy area. Picnic tables. Hiking paths. Clean nice water

Bill Taylor

Beautiful place for a fall walk.

Jeff Jacobsen

Peaceful and great place for a quiet swim and walk

Mark Phillips

Nice little spot to get away from the rush

Daniel Hoskins

Great family friendly warm beach site. Lots of little ducks and picnic tables.

Michael White

Quiet place

Bill Pyle

C as mped there for years even if we don't stop there we always stop for at least lunch

Allan Wisemiller

Not too good for fishing, not even allowed electric motors but a good swimming hole.

Vikki Thomas

Provincial park with a nice clear little lake with a fishing dock and a small beach. It has Pit toilets and a busy campground. Easy hiking/biking trails.

Eldon Harder

Awesome

Jesse Quibell

Nice little beach in the provincial campsite area

Michael Christianson

Would be awesome if there was no gate all year round so fishermen can access the boat ramp!!!

Leslie Smitna

To many holes on the hills from the gophers

Boris Serebryansky

Perfect place for swimming, camping,kayaking.

Colton Begert

Easily accessible with parking close to the beach

Sarah Doerksen

Beautiful campsites. Not too close together. Lots of trees in between. No washrooms, only outhouses but they were reasonably clean, as far as outhouses go. Short walk to a nice lake. No real beach unfortunately. The bottom of the lake was rocky so bring water shoes. A little weedy but not too bad. Nice and warm as far as lakes go, or at least I found it no worse than an outdoor swimming pool. Overall I had a great time camping there and would go a second time.

Daryl Mittermayr

clean reddish water. gates close at 10pm. nice sand. needs a better area for dogs to swim

Kandin Dyll

So clean and good service

Bob Sherwood

Very nice

Sarah Rowsell

Love this lake, beautiful, clean

Shar Thompson

Very lovely place to bring children

Nikki McCoy

I love this lake and park. It is beautiful and a great place to put the kayak in for a relaxing paddle

Lochlan Harris

Nice place to pull over and have some lunch, lots of prairie dogs everywhere.

sierra godwin

It's an okay lake. The only things I hate about it are all the gophers, watch where you are walking cuz there are quite a few holes from the gophers. And I hate how windy it is there. Other than that I think it's a nice lake

Krystal Kostuik

Dogs aren't allowed but a beautiful location for a family to spend the day

Gurkeert Singh

Large lake for fishing and boating

Terry Dahlman

Great little lake. No power boats. To many gophers digging up the grounds to the point where it's dangerous to walk around

Sarah Desdemona

It was beautiful. Small campground, but nice mostly private double plots. Lots of trees in-between you and the next campsite. Port on potties unfortunately, but hey, you're camping. What did you expect. No showers here either. But a big beautiful lake that's not too far a walk. Not too bad for weeds although no real beach to speak of. No motorboats allowed that I could see. Which makes it ideal for paddle boarding, swimming, and generally relaxing. Not sure on how the price rates against other campsites, but it seemed reasonable to me. Nice close drive to a nearby city as well in case you run out of supplies.