Birding Spots Kamloops

Here’s a list of some great birding spots in Kamloops:

1. Cooney Bay, Tranquille (out past the airport) – 4600 Tranquille Rd)
2. Airport River Trail
3. Albert McGowan Park – 2025 Summit Dr in Upper Sahali
4. McArthur Island – 1580 Island Parkway on North Shore
5. Tranquille Marsh – on the way to Tranquille
6. Deep Lake in Westsyde (accessible by bus or car to trailhead, and then short hike in to the lake)
7. Pineview Ponds (by Snowberry Cres. and Lodgepole Dr.)
8. Lac du Bois Grasslands (going up Lac du Bois Rd)
9. McQueen Lake (at the end of Lac du Bois Rd)
10. Riverside Park downtown
11. Kenna Cartwright Park for birds of the pine and fir forests
12. The marsh at City of Kamloops Water Plant on River Street.

These sites are further afield but well worth the drive for keen birders.

• Hwy 5 south to Merritt. Many lakes, ponds and productive side roads. A stop at Beaver Ranch Flats just north of Nicola Lake is a must in the spring, summer and fall.
• Goose Lake Road departing from the Knutsford Hall along Hwy 5 South
• Separation Lake at Knutsford along Hwy 5 South.
• Paul Lake Road from Hwy 5 north to Pinantan.
• Greenstone Mountain Road from the bottom to the top.
• The Douglas Lake Road from Hwy 5 south through to Chapperon Lake or Westwold if you are keen.
• East Shuswap Road from Hwy. 5 east to Chase for a variety of upland and river birds, especially in the winter for swans and other waterfowl.
• The area around Tunkwa and Leighton Lakes is also a great area to explore with lots of variety, spring, summer and fall.