Widgeon Falls Hiking, Canoeing, and Camping, Pitt Lake, BC

Patti from Vancouver writes:

Thank you for sharing the Canoe rental information! I was concerned there were no options. Greatly appreciated!

Posted: August 29, 2011 12:33:57 PM PST

Francis from Richmond writes:

Hiked here last thursday. Awesome place. Canoeing took us about an hour and a half simply because 4/5 of us were novices. It was still fun though. Ayla Canoes is indeed closed but in their website there's a way for you to rent a canoe going to Widgeon: Sam-Bo Rentals. It works. I hope this helps all those who are interested in going here.

Posted: August 13, 2011 10:48:14 PM PST

roy throssell from port coquitlam writes:

I was born here and still live here , there is a beautiful valley and pitt lake relativly untouched, quary rd is a alternative rout to widgen falls and is provisional park land yet there is a gate on the rd, and private property signs posted this is a crime gvrd metro vancouver parks maintain this rd with tax dollars yet we are lcked out .why? because this is a private club freinds of the grvrd are allowed to rent land here and treat it like a private resort at the public expence and then lock us out this is a crime as we have not enough access to park land in b.c. no newparks have been creatated in the lowermainland just bee closed and pay per use has been the new way.

Posted: August 13, 2011 07:23:52 PM PST

Stephanie from Surrey, BC writes:

July 3, 2010
Canoeing was great, took approx. an hour to get to the camping area. We saw a bear on the shoreline which was exciting. We didn't camp, but would definately consider it; the site is really nice. Hike wasn't too bad. We did see bear tracks so were kind of weary of that but didn't see any bears while hiking. Beautiful view of the falls at the top. Good intermediate hike for us who are just getting into hiking.

Posted: July 3, 2010 06:32:11 PM PST

Tyler Ingram from Pitt Meadows writes:

My cousin used to work at Alya Canoe rentals and I was able to get a canoe for a day and paddle up widgeon. It was pretty cool as beavers swam around us in the water.

Once we got to the north side of the creek where you can land the canoe (as do other people) you can hike up to the larger creek were the waterfalls are etc. Most of them you can actually walk on top of and continue after the trail goes back into the forest. It's a great place for lunch, photos etc.

I plan on doing hike to Widgeon Lake (glacier fed) but at 5 hours to the Lake and an overnight sort of trip I don't have the gear for that yet.

One thing you _have_ to remember is that that Pitt River is a tidal river meaning that the tide will affect it and its current. When the tide is going out be prepared to paddle extra hard to get back over to Alya Canoe Rental. My cousin was telling us when he worked there that he was always rescuing people who found that they were being pulled down river by the current.

Posted: June 18, 2008 06:23:04 AM PST

Jason from Burnaby writes:

Great day! Canoing is very relaxed to the campsite area and the a nice short hike to the waterfalls. We walked up the gravel road and then took the trail along the creek. The trail was a bit tricky in areas as mud slides have washed sections out but it was still a lot of fun. With all the melt from the snow this hot long weekend, the falls were very rapid and water very cold.

Posted: May 19, 2008 01:03:01 PM PST

HikerBoy from Vancouver writes:

The great thing about Widgeon Creek is that you can canoe and do a short hike to some beautiful waterfalls all in one day.

The bad thing is the canoes rentals, at $50+ was pretty expensive.

Posted: October 24, 2007 10:51:58 PM PST