Elfin Lakes, Garibaldi Provincial Park, Squamish, BC

Johnathan Lam from Vancouver writes:

http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/garibaldi/trail_report.pdf Here's a trail report done by the park rangers I believe. Can't say for sure how accurate it is. Updated July 23, 2010.

Posted: July 29, 2010 07:02:51 AM PST

Z from Seattle writes:

I'm thinking of hiking to Elfin Lake this coming weekend (8/1).
Anyone can advise about the road/trail condition? How're the bugs these days?

Posted: July 26, 2010 11:44:48 PM PST

james from vancouver writes:

Has anyone camped up there recently? I'm heading up tomorrow (July 08, 2010), but am a little worried about snow and muck. Any thoughts?

Posted: July 7, 2010 05:16:49 PM PST

James from Vancouver writes:

Did this hike on June 19, 2010. The trail was snow covered from about the 20 minute mark onwards, and took us exactly 6 hours return trip. The snow started to get a little sugary as the day wore on, so I'd recommend snowshoes at this point, although we did it without and had no problem. The trail is well marked and is wide open, so bring sunscreen.

Posted: June 21, 2010 04:46:53 PM PST

Kelly from Pennsylvania writes:

This was the first actually hike to camp trip I had ever done. It was absolutely breath taking and wonderful. We camped over night and even though we weren't quite prepared for the cold night we had a great time. I would love to do this hike again sometime.

Posted: May 18, 2010 03:13:26 AM PST

E. Hulshof from Vancouver, B.C. writes:

How bad are the black files and horse flies at this time of year?

If they are bad right now, when would be a better time to go?

Posted: August 11, 2009 12:45:14 PM PST

Jeff from Vancouver writes:

Anyone know about trail conditions up there right now? Just worried about snow or muck. Thinking about going this weekend.

Posted: June 30, 2009 10:46:09 AM PST

Mike from Burnaby writes:

Went up to Elfin this past weekend and it although it was pretty cloudy, it was still a nice hike. Interesting to see the lakes shrouded in clouds as they would rise out of the valleys. Made it look really mysterious.

The facilities at Elfin Lakes are really good and BC Parks does an excellent job maintaining them. We only went for the day but it looks as though there is lots of room for hikers staying overnight and there are some stoves and propane lights that make the build very comfortable.

The hike itself is one of the easier ones in Garibaldi Park. Although it's long at over 20km, the grade is not too steep when compared to some of the other trails in the area.

Posted: August 11, 2008 04:31:37 PM PST