Davis Lake Park is a BC Parks site 80 kilometres east of Vancouver and 19 kilometres north of Mission. BC Parks describes a small warm-water lake, beaches, and a scenic waterfall, with walk-in access from an unmaintained gravel road.
The access road into the parking area is about one kilometre of deactivated road, and signage is limited.
Davis Lake is a low-key Lower Mainland park for visitors who want a short falls trail, rustic lake access, bird habitat, fishing, and carry-in paddling. The lake has a rustic sandy beach and swimming, though BC Parks says it would not be considered a good quality swimming area.
There is one short trail to the scenic falls. Other walking is on old forest service roads, some inside the park and many outside the boundary. Canoes and kayaks must be portaged about 15 minutes to the lake, and there are no canoe- or kayak-accessible campsites.
The park protects ecology not commonly found in the Lower Mainland, including a virtually pure western hemlock stand and prime bird habitat. Fish include kokanee, longnose sucker, northern pikeminnow, rainbow trout, and westslope cutthroat trout.
Plan around walk-in lake access, the short waterfall trail, rustic beach time, swimming where conditions allow, portage canoeing or kayaking, fishing, bird watching, western hemlock forest observation, and low-key photography.
Bring drinking water because potable water is not available. Expect limited signage, walk-in-only access, no paddle-in campsites, an unmaintained gravel approach, and old forest service roads that may leave the park boundary.
