available between Campbell River and Gold River. River. Gold and River Campbell between available Note: gas is not not is gas Note: area. Lake Buttle the to access providing Hwy 28 passes through the northern part of the park park the of part northern the through passes 28 Hwy Park webpage on BC Parks’ website: www.bcparks.ca. www.bcparks.ca. website: Parks’ BC on webpage Park your arrival date. For more information see the Strathcona Strathcona the see information more For date. arrival your Hwy 19 to Mount Washington Resort. Washington Mount to 19 Hwy to pre-pay for your permit online, up to two weeks before before weeks two to up online, permit your for pre-pay to Meadows Trailhead at Mount Washington. Follow signs on on signs Follow Washington. Mount at Trailhead Meadows The Backcountry Registration system is a convenient way way convenient a is system Registration Backcountry The Access to the Forbidden Plateau area is via the Paradise Paradise the via is area Plateau Forbidden the to Access Backcountry Permit Resgistration Resgistration Permit Backcountry Washington Alpine Resort. Alpine Washington Location in Paradise Meadows. Rentals available from Mount Mount from available Rentals Meadows. Paradise in cross-country skiing and snowshoeing are also popular popular also are snowshoeing and skiing cross-country Backcountry skiing and boarding exist in the park. Nordic Nordic park. the in exist boarding and skiing Backcountry Trail. The trailhead is near the south end of Buttle Lake. Buttle of end south the near is trailhead The Trail. backcountry sites. sites. backcountry Gold River. River. Gold can be viewed with a rigorous day-hike up to Phillips Ridge Ridge Phillips to up day-hike rigorous a with viewed be can Pit toilets and food caches are available at most most at available are caches food and toilets Pit recreation site outside park is located about 2km west towards towards west 2km about located is park outside site recreation this remote and unmaintained area, the iconic mountain mountain iconic the area, unmaintained and remote this Note- no camping allowed in this day-use area, but a primitive primitive a but area, day-use this in allowed camping no Note- the centre of Strathcona. While difficult to access through through access to difficult While Strathcona. of centre the with a fourth on Rainbow Island. Overnight fees apply. fees Overnight Island. Rainbow on fourth a with routes along its bluffs, for various skill levels. Access via Hwy 28. 28. Hwy via Access levels. skill various for bluffs, its along routes highest point on Vancouver Island and located almost in in almost located and Island Vancouver on point highest boat, are located on the western shore of Buttle Lake, Lake, Buttle of shore western the on located are boat, Crest Creek Crags offers more than 150 single pitch climbing pitch single 150 than more offers Crags Creek Crest The Golden Hinde with an elevation of 2,200 m, is the the is m, 2,200 of elevation an with Hinde Golden The Three marine backcountry campsites, accessible only by by only accessible campsites, backcountry marine Three Angling in B.C. requires a licence. licence. a requires B.C. in Angling Cutthroat and rainbow trout are in various lakes and waterways. waterways. and lakes various in are trout rainbow and Cutthroat area is not regularly maintained and is difficult to access). to difficult is and maintained regularly not is area from main roads. Overnight fees apply in above areas. above in apply fees Overnight roads. main from one of the highest waterfalls in Canada. (Note - this remote remote this - (Note Canada. in waterfalls highest the of one Plateau trails areas. Visitors may also camp 1 km or more more or km 1 camp also may Visitors areas. trails Plateau strong afternoon winds. afternoon strong Falls, whose drop of 440 metres over three cascades makes it it makes cascades three over metres 440 of drop whose Falls, Campbell Lakes. Use caution on Buttle Lake as it is subject to to subject is it as Lake Buttle on caution Use Lakes. Campbell the Bedwell Lake, Elk River, Della Falls, and Forbidden Forbidden and Falls, Della River, Elk Lake, Bedwell the Canoeing and kayaking are popular on Buttle and Upper Upper and Buttle on popular are kayaking and Canoeing backcountry, adventurous visitors can see the beautiful Della Della beautiful the see can visitors adventurous backcountry, Designated backcountry campsites are located on on located are campsites backcountry Designated Karst Creek and both Lower and Upper Myra Falls. In the the In Falls. Myra Upper and Lower both and Creek Karst swimming. Waterfall viewing is possible at Lupin Falls, Lady Falls, Falls, Lady Falls, Lupin at possible is viewing Waterfall on Forbidden Plateau, most backcountry lakes are also open to to open also are lakes backcountry most Plateau, Forbidden on cooking (campfires are not permitted in the backcountry). backcountry). the in permitted not are (campfires cooking unmonitored swimming areas. With the exception of Kwai Lake Lake Kwai of exception the With areas. swimming unmonitored and use stoves for for stoves use and Camping Trace No for strive Please to view wildlife and enjoy the spectacular natural setting. setting. natural spectacular the enjoy and wildlife view to Buttle Lake campground and Driftwood Bay group sites offer offer sites group Bay Driftwood and campground Lake Buttle Strathcona Provincial Park offers numerous opportunities opportunities numerous offers Park Provincial Strathcona F/13 and K/4 cover the park. park. the cover K/4 and F/13 800 m 800 hours 8 km 12 Series maps (scale 1:50,000), sheets 92F/5, F/6, F/11, F/12, F/12, F/11, F/6, 92F/5, sheets 1:50,000), (scale maps Series end of the lake. the of end Points of Interest of Points via Arnica Lake. Camping is available at the north north the at available is Camping Lake. Arnica via Ridge Phillips linger until July on the higher peaks. National Topographic Topographic National peaks. higher the on July until linger November to April on slopes and alpine plateaus, and can can and plateaus, alpine and slopes on April to November 1250 m 1250 hours 12 km 13.2 especially in avalanche areas. Snowfall can be expected from from expected be can Snowfall areas. avalanche in especially limestone formations. limestone Plateau area of the park. park. the of area Plateau features viewpoints, alpine meadows and and meadows alpine viewpoints, features Meadows Marble snowfields and mountains are challenging and hazardous, hazardous, and challenging are mountains and snowfields a network of Nordic ski and snowshoe trails into the Forbidden Forbidden the into trails snowshoe and ski Nordic of network a equipped and highly experienced. Wilderness areas, glaciers, glaciers, areas, Wilderness experienced. highly and equipped 1250 m 1250 hours 10 km 12 During the winter, Mount Washington Alpine Resort manages manages Resort Alpine Washington Mount winter, the During Backcountry visitors should be self-sufficient, properly properly self-sufficient, be should visitors Backcountry striking viewpoints. Water is scarce. is Water viewpoints. striking is notable for open hiking on the ridge and and ridge the on hiking open for notable is Ridge Flower splendour when backpacking into the alpine regions. alpine the into backpacking when splendour Island’s separation from the mainland so long ago. long so mainland the from separation Island’s a true wilderness experience where visitors can enjoy scenic scenic enjoy can visitors where experience wilderness true a Elev: 600 m 600 Elev: hours 7 km 12 distinct from their mainland relatives due to Vancouver Vancouver to due relatives mainland their from distinct Cream Lake. Cream adventure. The rest of the park largely appeals to those seeking seeking those to appeals largely park the of rest The adventure. black bears, elk, cougars, bald eagles, swans and deer; many many deer; and swans eagles, bald cougars, elk, bears, black includes excellent viewpoints with access to to access with viewpoints excellent includes Lake Bedwell Forbidden Plateau, with family oriented camping and outdoor outdoor and camping oriented family with Plateau, Forbidden evidence of volcanic activity. Backcountry wildlife includes includes wildlife Backcountry activity. volcanic of evidence ): ): trip return ( are hikes Other hour. Strathcona offers two well developed areas, Buttle Lake and and Lake Buttle areas, developed well two offers Strathcona history stretches back 380 million years, with extensive extensive with years, million 380 back stretches history offers walking and interpretative trails under 1 1 under trails interpretative and walking offers Area Lake Buttle displays from sea level up to 1800m. The park’s geological geological park’s The 1800m. to up level sea from displays B.C. in park provincial Circlet Lakes as well as a reservable group site at Croteau Lake. Croteau at site group reservable a as well as Lakes Circlet of sub-alpine regions, and wildflowers provide spectacular spectacular provide wildflowers and regions, sub-alpine of first the was Strathcona hectares, 250,000 comprising and 1911 and mountains. Camping available at Helen Mackenzie, Kwai and and Kwai Mackenzie, Helen at available Camping mountains. and forested with ancient trees give way to the fir and hemlock hemlock and fir the to way give trees ancient with forested in Designated streams. and creeks rivers, with laced landscape strenuous multi-day hikes in the sub-alpine with views of lakes lakes of views with sub-alpine the in hikes multi-day