Pinantan Lake is a small community located about 20 minutes out of Kamloops, BC. It is home to a general store, a resort, a small school and about 500 residents. The lake itself is actually two parts, usually referred to as Big Pinantan and Little Pinantan. It is a small lake that only allows electric motors. The name Pinantan means shoe or moccasin in traditional Aboriginal language. It was named this because its shape resembles a moccasin. External links travel.bc.ca: Pinantan Lake pinantan.net: Country Life Pinantan Lake Pinantan Lake Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia Populated places in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District Thompson Country Lakes of British Columbia