Events
Trail Conditions and Events – July 2023
The snow continues to melt rapidly – the Plateau area trails up to Circlet have only patches left. The Plateau Traverse from Paradise Meadows to Wood Mountain
Flowers
E-Newsletter June 2023: Spring Conditions and Events
Somehow two months have slipped by since the last Newsletter and the snow has all but disappeared from the Boardwalk in Paradise Meadows and the ski slopes of Mt Washington above. Trails below 1000 m asl, such as to Divers or McKenzie Lakes, are free of snow and over in the Buttle area…
Events
JULY 16th: THE SPWC IS OPEN FOR THE SUMMER
As of July 1st we have opened the Wilderness Centre at Paradise Meadows and the Buttle Hut over on Buttle Lake. Volunteers will be staffing both “Huts” during the summer, mostly at weekends, and some weekdays. Read more about our TrailRider Events, Nature Walks and much more.
Trail Conditions
Lower & Upper Myra Falls
More photos from Easter weekend were received from SWI volunteer Jana Tomanek who visited Upper & Lower Myra Falls at the south end of Buttle Lake in the heart of Strathcona Park. Spring is a good time for viewing the waterfalls in the Buttle Lake area as the water volume Read more
Hikes
Exploring Marble Meadows
Marble Meadows is a less frequently visited part of Strathcona Park, but a fascinating place for geology & botany. Several posts recently on the Nature Student blog highlight this area. Geological information & maps are available online here. After crossing Buttle Lake, hiking time with full backpacks to the 1480m Read more
Hikes
Elk River Trail
Photographer Tim Penney led a Comox District Mountaineering Club hike on Sunday, up the Elk River Trail to Landslide Lake. Tim sent a few pictures: the first two below are each a panorama of five photos. Tim says “The trail was in great shape with almost not snow even as Read more
Birds
The Bedwell Trail to Cream Lake
Just before the long weekend we had an opportunity to visit the the Bedwell Valley area at the south end of Buttle Lake, in the heart of Strathcona Park. The hike to Bedwell Lake is a rugged trail including everything from numerous bridge crossings, steep switchbacks, a multitude of wooden Read more
Hikes
Croteau Lake Hike
Mt. Albert Edward from Croteau Lake Today I took 5 hikers on a nice walk out to Croteau Lake. There are still small patches of snow past Lady Lake. We hiked in past Battleship Lake and on the way out we hiked out past Lake Helen Mackenzie.