Access to McDonald Lake Recreation Cabin and fishing. 702 Bakewell Lake Trail 1.0 miles from Bakewell Arm to Bakewell Lake. The trail is an easy hike. The first 0.5 miles of the trail follows an overgrown abandoned road. The fish ladder allows salmon to get over a spectacular 40 foot waterfall.
Fishing is excellent year round.
A skiff where the trail intersects the lake allows exploration of the lake. There is no mooring buoy in Bakewell Arm. 704 Checats Cove Trail 1.1 miles from Behm Canal to Lower Checats Lake. The trail is an easy hike. Checats Cove offers numerous discoveries for the amateur explorer.