Visitors should also consider that being 1,484 m (4,869 ft) in a subalpine basin means that temperatures at the lake are also often around 10ºC cooler then they are in the valley, even on the hottest days in summer. Garibaldi Lake: This is another long day, at 18kms round trip, taking you up the Rubble Creek trail to Garibaldi Lake.

Because of Garibaldi Provincial Park’s close proximity to the coast, the weather can change very quickly at Garibaldi Lake. While trail running through Garibaldi Park, we even ran into some friends with a …


This relatively flat and easy 16km hike takes you through an old-growth forest of Douglas Fir, Giant Red Cedar, and Western Hemlock, and leads to the beautiful glacier-fed Cheakamus Lake…

Accessible: July - October Distance: 20km (12.4 miles) Elevation Gain: 920 meters (3018 feet) Estimated Time: 8.5 hours The hike to Helm Creek begins from the Cheakamus Lake parking lot. The nearby Garibaldi Lake trail and the Wedgemount Lake trail make you work for the views, however, the Cheakamus Lake trail hardly makes you work at all. Mountain bikes are welcome, but not dogs, as you're entering Garibaldi Park. Access to the park is by developed trail systems along the western boundary of the park. A long weekend spent hiking and camping at Cheakamus Lake. Right to Garibaldi Lake and left goes to another beautiful campground, Taylor Meadows.

The trail is primarily used for hiking, running, and …

At the end of the gravel road, you will follow the trail towards Cheakamus Lake until you meet a junction, at which point, you go right and down towards the bridge. In spring and fall, you may need to carry snowshoes along …
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Connect with us: @GoWhistler. As of 2016, online camping reservations are required for Garibaldi Lake, Cheakamus Lake, Elfin Lakes + Taylor Meadows, instead of the pay at the parking lot way it used to work. Garibaldi Lake, Taylor Meadows, Black Tusk, Panorama Ridge, Helm Creek and Cheakamus Lake are all beautiful destinations on their own, but combined in a 2 or 3 day hiking expedition are extraordinary. There is fishing available at Garibaldi Lake, Cheakamus Lake and Mamquam Lake. Access to Helm Lake is via this trail as well. The trail to Cheakamus Lake takes you through an amazing forest of giant cedars that fill the forest with their amazing aroma. GARIBALDI LAKE Drive 22 km south of Whistler Village, just past 7 CHEAKAMUS LAKE TRAIL 1 GARIBALDI LAKE 4 TRAIN WRECK TRAIL 8 RAINBOW LAKE TRAIL 9 RAINBOW FALLS TRAIL Be in the know For the most comprehensive Whistler information, download the new Whistler app now. Partway along the trail to Garibaldi Lake the trail forks. Cheakamus Lake is a an easy, family-friendly half-day hike that takes you to a beautiful remote lake in the wilderness of Garibaldi Provincial Park. We decided on the less trodden option, starting at Cheakamus Lake trailhead and doing a traverse to Garibaldi Lake, and out at Rubble Creek—about 27 km, not … The majority of hikers visit the Garibaldi Lake area as an out and back from Rubble Creek trailhead. The lake freezes over in winter, and stays that way into the late spring/early summer months. Day 1 - start at Rubble Creek parking lot, hike to Garibaldi Lake Day 2 - short hike to Mt Price/Clinker Peak, back to Garibaldi Lake Day 3 - Black Tusk & Panorama Ridge, on to Helm Creek campsite Day 4 - Helm Creek to Cheakamus Lake Day 5 - return We will need to park a truck at Cheakamus, which is fine since we'll have a few vehicles with us. Skiers will be familiar with the elongated bright glacial blue lake, which can be seen from various points on the upper portions of Whistler Mountain. Helm Creek Traverse: Garibaldi to Cheakamus is a 17.8 mile moderately trafficked point-to-point trail located near Squamish-Lillooet Regional, British Columbia, Canada that features a lake and is rated as difficult. Anyone fishing or angling in British Columbia must have an appropriate licence.