Milburn Lake

Milburn Lake has three main open areas of water often referred to as the 1st, 2nd and 3rd lakes, and linked by narrow water channels between them. There is a small island situated in the third lake. There are three public access sites: the first is reached via an AWD trail opposite 1868 Milburn Lake Road, through bush to a gravel pit and from there a hike straight ahead through the bush brings you to the shore of the second lake. Vegetation along the shoreline does not allow easy access to the water. The land to the left of the trail is under the jurisdiction of Parks and Recreation, so is available to the public, but is undeveloped. The second access point is adjacent to 1947 Milburn Lake Road. The open ground from the road terminates with a thick bush and a broken off cottonwood tree, a narrow footpath to the right drops steeply to the lake. At the shoreline and there is an old dock secured to the shore. The third access point lies between 1979 and 1991 Milburn Lake Road. This "double wide" access is an open gravel area and is a popular recreation and boat launch spot. In September 2022 MoTI imported 1250m3 of gravel adjacent to the road to protect the road from flooding during spring freshet. The 900mm culvert that passes under Milburn Lake Road at the eastern extremity of the lake allows for some outflow during the peak of spring freshet, but is insufficient to prevent the flooding of the third public access area, which regularly floods during spring freshet and remains so for several months. (See Milburn Lake Public Access  under the "Activities" page) This access area is maintained by volunteer labour from Bouchie Lake Watershed Stewardship Society, and has a bear resistant garbage bin and recycling bin on the left and an outhouse and one more bear resistant garbage bin on the right along with a notice board. It should be mentioned here that as one first approaches the lake from the Nazko Road, there is an easily accessible area very close to the lake shore, which is in fact on private property, part of 1935 Milburn lake Road, and is not a public access.