Beautiful spot! The drive up is really nice. Zero reception so be prepared. The campsite is very well taken care of and clean. The lindeman loop was the best camp area - flora loop has zero privacy and Paleface loop was shoulder to shoulder close so I would not recommend at all. The lake was super high so there was no beach except some small areas near the beach launch. I'd go again! read more

Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park - Parks Near Me

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Ventured on the shorter trail, Lindeman. Loved this hike, but very steep once halfway up, making it harder on the knees coming down. The view of the lake, is beautiful, and makes a rewarding treat, to enjoy. Beautiful colours, all around, with gorgeous tourqouse water. People do camp nearby. A beautiful view to wake up to in the morning. Have been to Chilliwack lake, breath taking. People do camp there, but you can day visit too. Very relaxing and peaceful. read more

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Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park protects some very beautiful areas. For most people this parks main attraction is Chilliwack Lake itself with its front country camping and boating options that include waterskiing and paddling. This is all fine and good but the real beauty is found beyond the parks namesake itself. Make your way along the hiking trails or routes (if you have the route finding skills) and check out the other 5 lakes that the park has to offer. Lindeman Lake is an amazing little gem of a lake to hike to with amazing colouring. If you are backcountry camping it is better to get a little farther out as there can be some pretty rowdy people closer to the parking lot. At the far end of Chilliwack Lake you can park at Depot Creek bridge (It has lock blocks on the bridge deck so you have to hike beyond it) and hike down into a ecological Reserve that preserves a stand of old growth forest beside the Chilliwack River. Warning: If you park your car in this park overnight unattended there is a fairly high probability of having your car broken into or vandalized. It is the one very big problem with backpacking and hiking out in the Valley there seems to be no respect for others property out in the bush! It is so worth checking this park out but leave nothing in your car that would even make someone tempted to break into your car as the scumbags will!! The park actually gets 5 stars for the park but looses 2 stars because the frequency of break-ins and vandalism. read more

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I recently visited Chilliwack Lake for a backpacking trip up to Flora Lake in early July. This challenging hike turned out to be quite the battle with lots of elevation and plenty of wonderful views to reward the steadfast hiker. We started in the afternoon (a bit late for the 80+ degree weather) with our backpacks strapped on and eager to get up the mountain side. This was my girlfriends first backpack trip so the elevation gain of 1200m (about 4000 feet) over 5 km was pretty grueling (sorry babe). The initial gain is rather steep up to 2.3 km when you get the first views of the lake. Things don't get much easier from here as the canopy opens up to lodgepole pine forest as the ascent continues. A bit past the 3.5 km sign you reach a campsite before the alpine meadow. Here is a great place to relax before the next leg of the climb. Continuing on through the meadow is beautiful, wonderful wildflowers were blooming accentuated by the views of Chilliwack lake below. There were plenty of Common Paintbrush and Lupine flowering to make for a delightful walk. After the meadow we reached a snowy section for the final climb. Now into the trees you really have to follow the marking tape to know the correct direction. We followed through the trees and snow fields to finally reach the top that seemed like it would never come. Our original plan was to drop into Flora lake to make camp, unfortunately the trail was all but impossible to locate from this point on. There was marking going up the side of peak, but we thought it may have been to summit the mountain. Instead of testing our luck and having to gain even more elevation with heavy backpacks on we decided to camp at the pass. We found a wonderful location overlooking the valley below and hunkered down for the night. The following morning we packed up and descended back down to the parking lot. The trip down was obviously much more relaxing and less tiring, however the elevation drop is pretty tough on the knees. It took us roughly 4-5 hours to get back down. The trip up probably lasted 5+ hours, and we didn't even make it to the lake. Overall this is an extreme backpack trip. It would have been much more manageable with day packs on, but it was well worth camping at the ridge. The markers are hard to follow, especially after the pass so I recommend everyone bring a topography map (I found one online) just incase you plan on going any further. Otherwise, the beginning section of the trail is very well maintained. If you are up for the challenge check this place out, next time I'd love to get to greendrop lake and take the easier route. I'm thankful for my accomplishment though and couldn't have been happier with the rewarding views high on top of the mountain. read more

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The Lake is beautiful! Never ever stay though at Paleface Loop! There's a reason you can't see photos of the sites! If you did you would avoid it. There is an area ie: sites 17, 18,19 etc, all around that area in a circle that is like camping in a Walmart Parking Lot!!! I almost turned around and left when saw sites but stayed due to camping with friends....absolutely NO privacy! You might as well be staying in a campsite with EVERYONE...because, basically you are! They should charge half for those sites and call them 'overflow'. Anyways, if you don't want any privacy you'll love it read more