Camping at Chekamus Lake

Sara and I spent Friday night getting ready for our first BC camping trip. Sara did a fantastic job preparing some delicious meals and organizing our supplies.

Saturday morning we drove north out of Vancouver along the the sea-to-sky highway towards Whistler. The view along the highway is spectacular: sharp cliffs rise high above one side of the road, the other displays panoramic views of mountains and sea.

We arrived at Garabaldi Provincial Park parking lot around 10am and hiked 3 km to Chekamus Lake camp grounds. The temperature was cool, perfect for hiking. The trail was through the trees, but we could hear the rushing Chekamus river for most of the hike.

When we arrived at the Chekamus Lake, we picked our camp site and set up. We hiked around for another 2 hours before settling down at camp to eat dinner and later, watch the stars.



The next morning, we woke up early to watch the sun rise. It took longer than we thought, so we ended up making breakfast and starting to pack up by the time the sun cast light on our camp site.

We finished taking down our tent, packing our bags, and hiking back along the 3 km trail to the parking lot. It was a beautiful, relaxing, successful trip.
-Rob