Taghum Beach Regional Park — Attraction in Area E (Balfour/Cottonwood Lake)

This is a great beach if you want to be a little bit social. The way it's situated means it gets sun later than any beach in the area so if you want to maximize your skin cancer potential then this is the place for you.

Epic beach volleyball games go down here and there are good washrooms, picnic tables and bbq areas. Super good for the kids. Dogs are not as welcome as they used to be.

Card on the table time - it is downstream from Nelson's waste treatment plant so you need to make your peace with that. Sometimes the beach is closed due to high fecal coliform counts which raises a difficult question - how long does it take for them to do the test, process the results and then close the beach?

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A great beach though in recent years has gotten very very popular so usually very busy parking is brutal at times and congested it can be closed at times depending on algae blooms, its located down river from the sewage treatment plant for Nelson which can be disconcerting for some folks.

The current moves very fast the further away from shore you get so be aware of that and stay in the designated area especially if you're new to the area and unfamiliar with the...

Beautiful sandy beach and forested park that gets the evening sun. The regional park has basic facilities, outhouses, BBQ's, fire pits. It can be busy on sunny days between June and September but quiet the rest of the year. Dog friendly (on a leash). Water quality is monitored and can be a concern as it is downstream from Nelson's sewage treatment. If there are problems it is publicly posted in the...