This post was submitted by David Denz, an avid freediver on Vancouver Island who shares his freediving shots on flickr.

McCreight Lake is a very secluded location and is well known to anglers but nice and quiet because the boat ramp is too steep to accomodate large power boats.

To get to McCreightLake, drive north on the RT 19 from Campbell river until you pass km marker 210. From here, turn right on Rock Bay Road. After 3.8 km driving (with a rough patch at 2.3 km) you will come to McCreight Lake. The first sharp left is campground access (you can find an outhouse here), the second sharp left is a gravel boat ramp. Scout out the boat ramp before you drive on it, it is quite steep. Opposite the boat ramp is a small parking area that can accomodate about 6-9 compact vehicles or 3 trucks with boat trailers.

McCreight lake is a deep lake just north of Campbell River. It has a mean depth of 31.4 meters, and a maximum depth of 55 m. If you swim out from the boat ramp you will reach 30 meters depth about 250 – 300 meters from the surface. At the time of diving the visibility was about 8 meters from the surface. Cameron lake has a typical silty muddy bottom and it tends to be very dark at depth.

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