Porteau Cove Park in winter

Porteau Cove Park is a BC park in the Lower Mainland section of the South Coast region, 56 ha. BC Parks lists it for winter recreation. Winter camping is offered. The nearest automated snow station, Orchid Lake (1,180 m, 14 km away), had 22.7 cm of snow on November 1.

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Winter activities

Winter recreation

Camping

Winter camping offered

Winter camping, Cabins and huts, RV-accessible camping, Frontcountry camping, Walk-in camping

Fires

No campfire ban listed

Status when we last checked BC Parks (Oct 25).

Current advisories

Drinking water unavailable due to presence of lead (Public safety, Dec 3, 2024)
Construction noise (Construction, Jun 22, 2022)
Illegally parked vehicles will be towed (Parking, Sep 2, 2020)
Prevent raccoons from becoming food-conditioned (Wildlife protection, Jul 9, 2020)
Train line adjacent to park (Noise, Jul 9, 2020)

Advisory titles from BC Parks; read the full text on the park's page.

Facilities

Pit or flush toilets, Boat launch, Sani-station, Drinking water, Electrical hook-ups, Showers, Accessibility information, Campfires, Picnic areas. These are the park's facilities for the year; many are closed or not maintained in winter.

Snow depth nearby

Snow station	Elevation	Snow depth	7 days ago	Distance
Orchid Lake	1,180 m	22.7 cm (Nov 1)	11.4 cm	14 km
Loch Lomand	1,070 m	5.5 cm (Nov 1)	0.1 cm	15 km

Automated stations of the BC River Forecast Centre, provisional data refreshed daily; most stations sit high in the mountains, so valley snow is usually much less. Stations reporting impossible jumps are left out.

Winter recreation sites and trails nearby

Dakota Ridge Trail Network · trail · 27 km · cross-country skiing, ski touring, snowshoeing · Sunshine Coast/South Island district
Dakota Ridge · site · 27 km · cross-country skiing, ski touring, snowshoeing · Sunshine Coast/South Island district
Cat Lake Area · trail · 30 km · snowmobiling · Sea to Sky district

Murrin Park Halkett Bay Marine Park Shannon Falls Park Stawamus Chief Park Cypress Park All parks in winter Crown land near Squamish Porteau Cove Park on bcparks.ca

Source: BC Parks (BC Parks API), read October 25, 2026; boundary: BC Geographic Warehouse (OGL-BC); snow: BC River Forecast Centre; fishing rules: BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis 2025-2027. Conditions change quickly in winter: check BC Parks, Avalanche Canada and DriveBC before you go.