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Joffre Lakes Provincial Park

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Joffre Lakes Park · British Columbia

what to expect

Joffre Lakes Park is famous for its turquoise-blue lakes, jagged peaks, icefields, and cold rushing streams. The park offers stunning views and opportunities for hiking , camping , and climbing . This is an increasingly popular park, so backcountry camping reservations and day-use passes are often required. The Indigenous heritage of this area The area between North Joffre Creek and Cayoosh Pass is known as Pipi7íyekw, meaning a camping place where storage houses were, in the St̓atímcets language. Learn how to pronounce Pipi7íyekw from elder Charlie Mack. Ku̓kwpi7 Skalúlmecw Dean Nelson, Political Chief, Líĺwat Nation, speaks about the significance of the area “Joffre Lakes Park lies within the unceded territories of the Líĺwat Nation and N’Quatqua and is integral to who we are as N’Quatq…

Description: BC Parks

the basics

At the campground
Drinking water
Drive from Vancouver
127 km
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the campsites

Longest site
32 ft
Toilets
pit / vault toilets

things to do here

Activities you can do at Joffre Lakes Provincial Park.

HikingFishingWinter sportsRock climbing

things to do nearby

Within 5 km — trails, viewpoints, beaches, boat launches you can reach without packing up camp.

Plus 7 user-tagged viewpoints, 4 user-tagged trailheads, 2 user-tagged climbing crags on OpenStreetMap — visible as pins on the map below.

what's around

Joffre Lakes Provincial Park plus 7 named places to see and do nearby — trails, beaches, viewpoints, water, and services.

water + services

what to know

Updated each morning from provincial parks and Environment Canada.

Partial Prohibition in effect
Campfire restrictions were in effect for this area (Coastal area) as of Jul 11, 2026. Fire status changes fast — confirm the current restriction on the official bulletin before you travel. Official fire bulletin →
Public safety: Be aware of thieves
BC Parks has this advisory posted for the park. Effective 2021-03-17. Check the official advisory for the current status before you travel. BC Parks advisory →
Pets: Dogs prohibited at Joffre Lakes to protect park
BC Parks has this advisory posted for the park. Effective 2018-05-14. Check the official advisory for the current status before you travel. BC Parks advisory →
7 more advisories posted
BC Parks lists additional advisories for this park. All BC Parks advisories →
Road closure reported ~23.8 km away
DriveBC reports on Other Roads (as of 2026-07-07): Utility work. Starting Mon Jul 6 until Fri Jul 17. From 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM PST on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Closed. This may or may not affect your route in — check DriveBC before you drive out. DriveBC live map →
When you can reserve
Reservable through BC Parks. Sites open on a rolling 3-month window — book up to 3 months before arrival, with new dates released daily at 7am PT. BC Parks reservation details →

other campgrounds nearby

Other places to stay within 25 km.

Plus 2 user-tagged dispersed sites on OpenStreetMap — often genuine wild-pitches; check access rights before relying on one.

Page generated 2026-07-12. Sources: Camis reservation system. Neighbourhood joins 15 named anchors.