Hello everyone. I am intrigued with the idea of trying to get into Hoare Lake because of its remoteness, difficult access, beautiful scenery, deep, cold, clear water loaded with lake trout, the single campsite, and the message cache. I think I read somewhere where there may have been only a few handfuls of groups on this lake since the 1960's.

My question is, can anybody describe how exactly to get into this lake from Camel Lake? More particularly, I'm curious about any landmarks to look for marking the best entry, and along the way of the bushwhack, and just any other details or tips that can be provided concerning how to navigate my way through to this gem.

The last information I read about it was from Pineknot I believe, who was on Camel back in 2011 I think it was. I seem to recall Pineknot was going to try to get into Hoare, but he found the area had become very thick from its recovery from forest fires many years earlier, and it sounded like the area was almost impenetrable if carrying a canoe. I think I read he had just gone in a very short distance with no pack or canoe, negotiating a boulder field and numerous blow downs, and it took 45 minutes just to go a little ways and back. I think he estimated it would take a full eight hours to complete a bushwhack into Hoare.

Does anybody else have any firsthand experience with this bushwhack they'd like to share? If Pineknot's assessment that it would take eight hours to complete the bushwhack is still pretty true today, then I seriously doubt I would ever attempt it.

8 hours to go the 3 miles from Camel to Hoare is about right. Very difficult. That's all I will say here. Private, sacred info.

I get it. No further responses are necessary. If it looks like I might try it, I'll try to generate some private messaging.

The only reason I didn't try it after a bit of scouting was because I was solo. I really thought hard about doing it anyway, but decided it was a bit too risky....if I had my son along on that trip, we would have done it...

Never heard of the place. I caught a nice trout on Darky.

Sounds a bit like my (and a few others') obsession with getting to Zephira. Except it has a campsite? Nice!

There was a discussion about Hoard a year or more ago on Quietjourney. Might do a search over there.

quote Kiporby: "8 hours to go the 3 miles from Camel to Hoare is about right. Very difficult. That's all I will say here. Private, sacred info. "

agree. :)

its called adventure.

quote schells: "its called adventure."

Yep, adventure it would be. I've buswhacked a fair bit in my younger days and it was always fun and I caught a few nice fish too, but I never solo bushwhacked and always had at least one trusty and experienced tripper with me when I did. If shit were to happen its a certainty that no one will be happening by to help you out of your predicament.
There are BIG trout all over in the Q.