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Kokanee Lake is one of over 30 alpine lakes located in British Columbia's Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park. The lake is approximately 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) long and 400 metres (1,300 ft) wide, at an elevation of 1,981 metres (6,499 ft) and located at the head of Kokanee Creek.
- Background & Park Info
- Trailhead
- Up to Kokanee Lake
- Around The Lake, Across The Meadows
- Over Kokanee Pass
- Kaslo Lake Campground
- Kokanee Glacier Cabin
- Hiking Within The Park
Established in 1922, Kokanee Glacier is one of BC’s oldest provincial parks. Kokanee is peppered with old mining sites and many of today’s trails trace the routes of mining roads. To read more about the history of the park, check out BC Parks. Dogs and campfires are not permitted in the park. Kalso Lake campground has 10 first-come-first serve back...
Follow Kokanee Glacier Road to the parking lot at Gibson Lake. This road is usually recommended for 4WD vehicles due to steep sections, but skilled 2WD low clearance drivers can make it up most years. If you’re staying overnight in the park, you need to porcupine-proof your vehicle. No worries, there is a corral full of chicken wire to play with. G...
Leaving Gibson Lake, the trail crosses several waterfalls then weaves through the bushes in 3 long switchbacks which trace an old mining road. The elevation gain is heavy on this first part of the hike. After about 2.5kms, the forest starts to break up into sub-alpine meadow and Gibson Lake suddenly re-appears far below: Now the trail is getting sc...
Kokanee Lake is a magnificent elongated jewel, fed by waterfalls. The trail climbs over a scree slope on the west side of the lake. Looking down, you can see the deep blue infinity of glacier waters. As the trail wraps around Kokanee Lake, it crosses a few boulder fields where the rocks are turned into a flat, uneven path. There are a few sections ...
As you cross Kokanee Pass, you’ll finally see the iconic landscape of Kokanee Glacier Park. Mount John Carter is to your left with Mount Kitchener to your right. Much of the surrounding landscape is rocky hills sparsely dotted with trees. As the trail gently descends the pass, it winds through more meadows. Between Keen and Garland Lakes, you’ll pa...
There are about 10 backcountry campsites at Kaslo Lake with wooden tent pads, a food cache, an outhouse, and a fancy cooking shelter. The campsites are first-come first-served (no reservations) and you do need to pay a camping fee or obtain a backcountry permit ahead of time. The Kaslo Lake campground is notoriously buggy in late July/early August....
The Kokanee Glacier Cabin is backcountry luxury at it’s finest! It has running water (along with flush toilets) and electricity (along with a microwave, popcorn machine, and coffee maker)! The trick is that it’s hard to book! Reservations can be made through the Alpine Club of Canada, but the cabin books up to a year in advance and it’s hard to get...
Once you’ve arrived at Kaslo Lake in either the campground or cabin, there are plenty of great day hikes to do within the park. Check out the Kokanee Hikes on this site!
May 19, 2022 · Ben Fougere · May 19, 2022. There are over 110 lakes in British Columbia that kokanee salmon call home. Some lakes can be classified as a family fishery, where fish are easier to catch; other lakes are considered trophy lakes, where kokanee are larger, but harder to find.
Kokanee Lake is 1,200 metres long and 400 metres wide, surrounded by precipitous cliffs and rock slides. Other lakes in the park include Sapphire, Joker, Gibson, Kaslo and Tanal Lakes. They offer good fishing for rainbow and cutthroat trout.
Lake Kokanee, also known as Lower Lake Cushman, is a 150-acre (607,000 m 2) reservoir on the North Fork of the Skokomish River in Mason County, Washington. The lake is maintained by Cushman Dam No. 2 , providing electrical power to the Tacoma Power system.
Kokanee Lake is sometimes called Lower Cushman Lake. It is open to fishing year-round. The lake is stocked in March, May, July and September with larger catchable-size (11"-13") rainbow trout and again in the fall with good numbers of larger rainbow trout to provide a fishery through the winter.
Description. Stunning hike with views all along the trail. When you reach the top of the Kokanee Lake, the views are truly stunning. There is a campground at the top if you want to cut the hike in two days, but also totally doable as a day hike if you prefer.
