How is the summit for camping right now? I’ve seen the trail itself is slushy and need spikes but looking to do an overnight camp. Heard spots are limited so wondering what conditions are like.

Hello hikers, I am pretty new to the city and the country, I have seen beautiful landscapes for Panorama Ridge on the Garibaldi National Park, and I have read that people stay at Taylor Meadows to make up there the next day. I am trying to book some days for August this year, and run into this, there is no option to select campground instead of campsite. Tried July but seems fully book but still show me the sign, does anyone have any recommendations, sorry if its silly question

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Hello lovely people, Has anyone been to cheam peak last weekend or this week? What are the conditions there?

I’m still feeling somewhat sniffly so I’d like to take it easy, hence the km restriction. Something similar to Quarry Rock, Mystery Lake, Cypress Falls, Twin Falls, Bowen Lookout? Preferably within the North Shore.

So I've never done the BCMC whe there's still snow on the ground but I know people do it. I know not to risk any of the local peaks due to avalanch risk till the snow is gone, but is the BCMC safe enough? I do have microspikes to help with grip though wondering if it's still dangerous knowing how steep that climb is? If it's doable when would you put on your spikes, once you hit the snow line or right from the beginning?

I have a few days in/around Vancouver late April/early May (28th - 2nd) and thought I'd rent a car for a few days to get out of the city and into nature. I've not been before so am completely new to the area (or really, to Canada). I'm aware I should be expecting snow and rather winter-y conditions still at that time (especially) at higher elevation. I am by no means an expert hiker and will be travelling alone this time so I'm really just looking to do some relatively simple hikes that will get me out and about without having to worry too much about navigation and safety. Honestly, even recommendations for beautiful walks would be much appreciated. I'll save my adventure hikes for Sep/Oct this year when I'll hopefully be able to return for a longer camping trip with my partner.

I've been considering / have found recommendations for:

• Golden Ears (Alouette)
• Buntzen Lake
• Cultus Lake
• Sea to Sky
• Alice Lake Park
• Whyte Lake
• Lindeman Lake

What would be good for a first time round? I think many of these are more akin to walks, so something that is a little bit more of a hike would be good. Entirely open to suggestions.

Couple of side notes

- It'll be my first time visiting Canada so I'm unfamiliar with the area and open to anything/anywhere within a 2hr or so drive from Vancouver.

- I'm not a thrill seeker. I appreciate nature and care rather little for doing tricky hikes for the sake of ticking them off the list (e.g.: we hiked up to Angel's Landing last year and skipped actually hiking Hiking Angel's landing because we just didn't see the point of a crowded slippery climb when there was an entire beautifully quiet trail to explore further up instead). (No hate to Angel's Landing hikers, it just wasn't my idea of a good time.)

- I am not experienced with hiking through snow at all (on the skills list for this year), so lower elevation is absolutely fine with me this time round. I don't mind rain or dreary conditions.

- Being from the flattest country on earth (that is The Netherlands), my hiking has been limited to a few days/weeks a year when I've been able to go on trips (UK/US (Utah, Colorado)/Dolomites). I've mostly done 2 - 6hr hikes with a maximum of 1.100m elevation gain on any one hike.

Anyone know a good way to get transportation from Victoria to PR or China beach during the Easter long weekend for doing the Juan De Fuca Trail?

I am planning to do a hike this weekend. We have already done the Chief first peak and am tossing up between doing the 2nd & 3rd peak, or the sea to Summit then catch the gondola down.

Has anyone done both and has a preferred of the two?

Thanks!!

Planned a trip for April 5th to Chilliwack Lake Park, and made backcountry registration but BC parks say the park is not accessible to cars before April 12. Are there alternate parking options or is this only related to front country camping?

I want to go to salt Spring Island in June but don't have a car and don't want to pay for rental plus the cost of the ferry with it. I was thinking about taking my bike instead, but I won't be able to use my backpack because I also want to bring my dog so she'll be in my back when I bike. So, any suggestions for bikepacking set ups that would fit tent, sleeping bag, food etc? Thanks!!

So I was trail running on Norvan Falls yesterday and got attacked by two unleashed dogs on separate occasions even though dogs must be on a leash or kept under control on this trail. The owners need to do a better job on training their dogs if they are a threat to the public or if they don’t want their dogs to be kicked in the ass/pepper sprayed.

I’m visiting vancouver first week of may, and am really hoping to summit black tusk while i’m there. Ideally, I’d be doing this during July but May was the only month that worked for this trip. I was wondering what conditions I should expect, and if anyone has advice, or recommendations for hikes of a similar distance that would have better conditions this time of year.

looking for advice re: public transit to the trail!

A friend and I are planning to hike the SCT for the first time in early May. We don't have our own vehicle and will be relying on public transit, leaving from Vancouver.

The Sunshine Coast Connector bus unfortunately doesn't run until May 17.

A transit option I'm considering is:

• Horseshoe Bay ferry --> Nanaimo
• take the Island Link Bus from Nanaimo to Comox
• ferry Comox to Powell River
• Shuttle to Lang Bay, hike back to Powell River and take the ferry

Has anyone else successfully gone to the SCT trail from Vancouver without their own vehicle during the off season?

Does the above transportation itinerary make sense, or is there a simpler/cheaper option? Is there a cheaper bus between Nanaimo and Comox? Is there another bus option from Langdale Terminal to Powell River during the off season?

Sidebar, if anyone with a car is planning to do the SCT the first weekend of May, maybe we can carpool!

Thanks for your help :D

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I’m leaving Vancouver and would like to pass this book to anyone interested. It’s the first edition (2000) but still largely relevant. I used it for planning my hiking trips to the Kootenays for three years in a row. Pickup near the Royal Oak station (or somewhere in the city if we can work out timing).

Hi friends. I am doing the WCT for my 3rd year this may (early May) and then going to hang out for a couple days with family on a nearby island just north of Nanaimo. I’d love to add a 1-2night excursion towards the end of my trip. I know a lot of the peaks are covered by a ton of snow still at this point. I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for this time of year. Cheers!

Hey yall,

Ive been trying to book Garabaldi on the weekend for the past 3 weeks now and no luck. ive been on the site at 7am each time on the dot ready to add it to my cart and it just says not able to book. Does anyone know what the best way to book it is? I only want to stay for one night either at taylor meadows or the lake campgrounds. I want to get up there the right way but at this point I'm literally just gonna go up and set up camp lol.

Hi there, has anyone been up the Chance Creek Forest Service Road recently? I'm wondering how close to the trailhead for Brew hut is accessible currently.

Also if anyone has any info on avalanche/snow conditions that would be helpful thanks!

How long does it take to hike the Cheakamus lake?

Looking for some fun activities/hikes to do over 4-5 days in Vancouver/Squamish/Whistler in mid May. I wanted to visit Joffre Lakes but it looks like conditions won’t be ideal around that time. Any alternative hikes with great views? Thanks in advance!

Last year I kept a promise to myself to do one good hike a week all through spring and summer and even into the fall.

I'm really proud of myself for meeting that goal and I want to do the same this year. But I want to start branching out a bit into a little more advanced stuff. So far I've just done day hikes to peaks. I want to start getting into longer 2 day over night hikes. I'll only be doing this once the snow is all gone.

I've camped before but only at designated camp grounds and never out in the back country. I don't even have any gear right now so that's something I'll be looking to get.

I'm curious what are the rules / laws for camping on crown or any non private land here?

Also can anyone recommend some simple easy out and back type hikes that would be good for me to practise camping with? I wang to start small and easy where I can easily just hike back out at a moments notice should I have any newbie issues. Learn the skills and make the simple mistakes I'm going to make with short hikes first. I'm thinking if I do this 3 or 4 times with a hike where you don't even need to I'll get my feel for it and then transition into longer ones.

Hello! We (37m and 37f) have recently taken up hiking and we would like to start a hiking group. We noticed that many of the currently active hiking groups are for very advanced and very dedicated hikers. We are hoping to create a more casual/social hiking group where people can drop in or come regularly. I am hoping to gauge interest with this post. Since we live in Surrey but most of the hikes we've been doing are in North Van, Coquitlam, maple ridge etc., I will cross post in these communities. If you are interested, dm or comment on the post and we'll try to get something set up! Happy trails!

Hi everyone,

I’m wondering are there any ideal spots where people go to for a good view. I don’t mind walking a hour or two but it has to worth the view. Please let me know and thanks in advance.

Very large avalanches observed two days ago nearby Ski Pilot in Squamish.

Photo credit Helene Steiner.