Nimpkish Lake Park is at the south end of Nimpkish Lake, about 32 kilometres south of Port McNeill on northern Vancouver Island. BC Parks says the easiest access is by boat from Nimpkish Lake via the Western Forest Products recreation site boat launch at Kim Creek.
The park covers the southernmost east-facing slopes of the Karmutzen Range and the Tlakwa Creek drainage.
Nimpkish Lake Park is a rugged wilderness destination for nature appreciation, wilderness camping, fishing, hunting, backcountry skiing, ski mountaineering, and mountaineering. It protects old-growth coastal western hemlock forest in the Tlakwa Creek watershed, with high ecological and wildlife values.
The park is within the traditional territory of the Namgis First Nation and contains part of a traditional cross-island trade route known as the Grease Trail. Culturally modified red cedar trees occur near the boundary, and remnants of an old logging railroad exist in the upper Tlakwa Valley. The park also protects salmon spawning habitat, winter range for black-tailed deer, and karst topography.
Boat or walk in if prepared, fish Tlakwa Creek with the proper licence, camp in wilderness conditions, hunt during open seasons, ski or mountaineer near Tlakwa and Karmutzen mountains, and observe old-growth and karst landscapes.
Logging roads near the park are active and loaded trucks are likely. Contact Western Forest Products in Woss for road details. There are no developed trails, e-bikes are not allowed on trails, pets must be controlled, and Nimpkish Lake swimming, paddling, and windsurfing occur outside the park.
