Crown Land in the Sea to Sky corridor

12 crown land sites 8 fishing spots 8 campgrounds

The Sea to Sky corridor follows Highway 99 from Horseshoe Bay up Howe Sound to Squamish, Whistler and Pemberton, and this page is anchored on Whistler. Garibaldi Park, 188,667 ha of glaciers and alpine lakes, borders the valley to the east, and Blackcomb Glacier Park (6 km), Brandywine Falls Park (14 km), Callaghan Lake Park (21 km) and Nairn Falls Park (21 km) are all close. Cal-Cheak, with 63 sites about 12 km south, is the only recreation site campground within 25 km, but 14 lie within 50 km, including Owl Creek near Pemberton and four sites on Lillooet Lake (Strawberry Point, Driftwood Bay, Lizzie Bay and Twin One Creek) about 35 km out. Joffre Lakes Park is about 43 km away up the Duffey Lake Road. This page rounds up the region's public land, fishing spots, campgrounds and road trips.

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Crown Land Nearby

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Alta Lake Islands
Recreation Reserve
2 km
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GREEN LAKE
Recreation Reserve
4 km
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Westside Trail Parking
Recreation Reserve
4 km
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BLACKCOMB GLACIER PARK
PROVINCIAL PARK
6 km
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Whistler Interpretive Forest
Interpretative Forest
8 km
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Wedgemount Trail Head Parking
Recreation Site
9 km
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Showh Lakes-Ancient Cedars Trail
Recreation Site
10 km
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MOUNT SPROATT parking for trail
Recreation Site
11 km
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Cal-cheak
Recreation Site
12 km
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SOO RIVER
Recreation Site
12 km
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Alexander Falls
Recreation Site
12 km
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Brandywine Snowmobile Trail Parking lot
Recreation Site
13 km

Crown land by city in the Sea to Sky corridor

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Garibaldi Park borders the Whistler valley, Blackcomb Glacier Park is about 6 km from the village, Brandywine Falls and Callaghan Lake parks are 14 and 21 km away, and the Whistler Interpretive Forest, about 8 km out, is Crown forest with trails.

Cal-Cheak, about 12 km south of Whistler, has 63 sites; further out, Owl Creek near Pemberton and the Lillooet Lake recreation sites are 31 to 36 km away, and Cat Lake near Squamish has 48. Crown land camping is limited to 14 days at one site.

Yes, with a BC freshwater licence. Alta Lake, under 2 km out, is closed December 1 to March 31 and allows two trout or char a day combined, no trout over 40 cm; Green Lake is catch and release with a bait ban; Nita Lake is electric-motor only.

Offline maps around Sea to Sky

Public land near Sea to Sky runs well past the last cell tower. Export the area as a geo-referenced PDF and read it in BorealMaps to keep your GPS position on the map when the signal drops.

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Regulations

A valid BC freshwater fishing licence is required; the corridor is in fishing Region 2 (Lower Mainland). Recreation site and Crown land camping is limited to 14 days at one site. Several BC Parks areas in the corridor, Garibaldi and Joffre Lakes among them, use free day-use passes or backcountry permits in the busy season, so check the BC Parks page before you drive up.