Lakes near Campbell River

26 lakes with detailed profiles lie within 50 km of Campbell River, British Columbia. The closest is John Hart Lake, 6.7 km northwest. 26 have sport-fish survey records and 5 have at least one listed boat launch.

Closest
6.7 km NW
John Hart Lake
Largest
124 km²
Powell Lake
Most sport-fish species
11
Comox Lake

Fishing

Sport fish recorded in the most of these lakes: cutthroat trout (26), rainbow trout (25), kokanee (20), Dolly Varden (17), coho salmon (11) and coastal cutthroat trout (8).

Distances are straight-line to the nearest shore from the community’s official point. The map places each lake at its centre.

10 km25 km50 kmNJohn Hart Lake · 6.7 kmCampbell Lake · 8.3 kmEcho Lake · 12.1 kmQuinsam Lake · 12.8 kmVillage Bay Lake · 16.7 kmBeavertail Lake · 18.5 kmMiddle Quinsam Lake · 19.3 kmMohun Lake · 19.5 kmBoot Lake · 20.1 kmLittle Main Lake · 20.4 kmMain Lake · 20.4 kmMerrill Lake · 22.2 kmButtle Lake · 24.2 kmBrewster Lake · 24.8 kmGray Lake · 25.1 kmUpper Quinsam Lake · 25.5 kmAmor Lake · 25.6 kmWolf Lake · 27.6 kmPaterson Lake · 28.9 kmBlackwater Lake · 29.3 kmRoberts Lake · 29.4 kmFarewell Lake · 31.2 kmBlack Lake · 34.1 kmJessie Lake · 36.5 kmComox Lake · 43.4 kmPowell Lake · 48.6 km

Every lake, nearest first

LakeDistanceArea km²Max depth mSport fishLaunches
John Hart LakeStrathcona6.7 km NW3.25Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Dolly Varden +3
Campbell LakeStrathcona8.3 km NW24.3Rainbow Trout, Steelhead, Cutthroat Trout +26
Echo LakeStrathcona12 km W0.24Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Dolly Varden
Quinsam LakeStrathcona13 km W1.47Rainbow Trout, Steelhead, Dolly Varden +3
Village Bay LakeStrathcona17 km NE1Cutthroat Trout, Kokanee, Rainbow Trout +2
Beavertail LakeStrathcona19 km W1.05Rainbow Trout, Kokanee, Cutthroat Trout +1
Middle Quinsam LakeStrathcona19 km W0.76Cutthroat Trout, Coho Salmon, Rainbow Trout +3
Mohun LakeStrathcona20 km NW6.29Cutthroat Trout, Kokanee, Rainbow Trout +11
Boot LakeStrathcona20 km NW1.3Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Dolly Varden
Little Main LakeStrathcona20 km NE0.16Coho Salmon, Cutthroat Trout, Kokanee +2
Main LakeStrathcona20 km NE3.12Cutthroat Trout, Kokanee, Coho Salmon
Merrill LakeStrathcona22 km NW0.75Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Dolly Varden +1
Buttle LakeStrathcona24 km W67.7Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Dolly Varden +1
Brewster LakeStrathcona25 km NW5Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Dolly Varden +13
Gray LakeStrathcona25 km NW0.59Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Dolly Varden +11
Upper Quinsam LakeStrathcona26 km W5.06Cutthroat Trout, Coho Salmon, Chinook Salmon +5
Amor LakeStrathcona26 km NW3.15Cutthroat Trout, Kokanee, Rainbow Trout +11
Wolf LakeComox Valley28 km S1.49Cutthroat Trout, Steelhead, Dolly Varden +3
Paterson LakeStrathcona29 km NW1.92Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Dolly Varden +7
Blackwater LakeStrathcona29 km NW0.37Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Kokanee +1
Roberts LakeStrathcona29 km N1.66Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Kokanee +1
Farewell LakeStrathcona31 km NW0.21Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Kokanee +2
Black LakeStrathcona34 km E0.95Cutthroat Trout, Coho Salmon, Rainbow Trout
Jessie LakeStrathcona37 km NW0.19Cutthroat Trout, Dolly Varden, Kokanee +2
Comox LakeComox Valley43 km S21.1Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Dolly Varden +8
Powell LakePowell River49 km SE124Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Kokanee +2

Data as of October 9, 2026. Sources: provincial surveys, HydroLAKES, Canadian Geographical Names Database. Details and licences.