Trail Information

Distance	1-3 km (various round trip) km
Duration	0.5-1.5 Hours
Difficulty	Easy to More Difficult
Geo Referenced PDF	View Map
Access Map	Google Maps
Latitude / Longitude	50.78913185, -119.20620253
Activities

About

Views of Shuswap Lake, Reinecker Creek, Margaret Falls, forest, and mosses.

The lower trails loop along Shuswap Lake in the park past the day-use picnic area, up through the campground along the creek, and across the road to Margaret Falls. Lower trails are wheelchair accessible and appropriate for all ages. 

The 500 m (one-way) Margaret Falls trail goes over bridges and through a magical old growth forest in the moss-covered Reinecker Creek canyon to a viewing platform of Margaret Falls.

The 2.8 km (one-way) Upper Canyon loop is a doubletrack through cedar-hemlock forest on the west side, crosses Reinecker Creek on a bridge at the top (where the Reinecker Creek trail system connects), then turns to singletrack and traverses down the dryer slopes on the east trail, with views over the canyon and Shuswap Lake. The east side is hiking only due to the erosion prone steep, loose hillside, so use the west side for biking access to Reinecker Creek trail system. Walk the road or lower trails to make a loop.

Visit bcparks.ca for more info.

Access

5 km west of Salmon Arm on Hwy 1, or 18 km east from Sorrento, turn east onto Sunnybrae-Canoe Point Rd and travel 12 km. Park at the Margaret Falls parking lot on the left (north) or in Herald Provincial Park day-use area on the right (south) side of the road. The Upper Canyon Loop west trailhead and Margaret Falls trail are accessed from Margaret Falls parking. The Upper Canyon Loop east trailhead and lower trails are accessed from Herald Park day-use parking. To access the Upper Canyon Loop west trailhead, walk or bike 200 m west along the road from Margaret Falls parking, watching for the yellow gate on the right where the trail starts. To access the Upper Canyon Loop east trailhead from the Herald Park day-use parking, walk 180 m west up a short steep trail, crossing the road to start at the wooden stairs.