1 Night Trips

This is a compilation of all the 1 night trips I’ve done (and some of the trips I did over 2-nights, but can be completed in 1-night). Many of these trips can be extended to 2 night trips and they are also included in my 2 night trip page. There’s also a few trips in here that I did as day hikes, but they can easily be done as an overnight (these posts may not include information about campsites). For more trip ideas, check out my compilation posts on my main backpacking page, or check out my Adventure Index for a complete list by region.

Whistler and Pemberton Area

Tenquille Lake
Semaphore Lakes
Cayoosh Mountain in the background with the vibrant blue waters of Upper Joffre Lake in the foreground on a sunny, blue sky day in Joffre lakes Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada.
Joffre Lakes
Ring Lake
A photo of hanging lake from the ridgeline with snow still remaining in the meadow and the surrounding mountains, on the Rainbow Lake Trail in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.
Hanging Lake

Squamish and Garibaldi

Wedgemount Lake
A photo of Russet Lake with the grassy meadows and the mountains in the background on a smoky summer day in Garibaldi Provincial Park near Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.
Russet Lake
Two backpackers stand and stare at beautiful Cheakamus Lake while hiking to the campsite at Singing Creek on a beautiful, blue sky day with mountains in the background in Garibaldi Provincial Park, BC, Canada.
Cheakamus Lake
Garibaldi Lake
A girl guide group take photos of each other in front of Elfin Lakes, with the lake and the ranger hut in the background and the large mountain leading up to the saddle and Diamond Head in Garibaldi Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada.
Elfin Lakes (summer)
A girl guide walks next to Elfin Lakes with a large backpack in autumn when the ground is covered with a fresh layer of snow and beautiful sunny blue skies in Garibaldi Provincial Park in British Columbia
Elfin Lakes (fall)
A photo of Brew Lake with the sun streaming down to the water and the mountains on the background on a sunny day, near Squamish, BC.
Brew Lake
A female hiker floats in an alpine lake while swimming at Blanca Lake, with the mountains in the background on a blue sky, sunny day, north of Squamish, BC
Blanca Lake
Two women sit in swimsuits on a dock with a dog, looking out at the forest and blue water of Hut Lake Recreation Site, Northwest of Squamish in British Columbia, Canada.
Hut Lake
A female hiker looks at the camera on a very rainy day in front of Watersprite Lake in the alpine, outside of Squamish, BC.
Watersprite Lake
A photo of Pendant Lake on the way to Tricouni Meadows, with yellow and purple wildflowers in the foreground and a blue alpine lake and mountains in the background on a sunny, blue sky day. West of Squamish in British Columbia, Canada.
Tricouni Meadows

Lower Mainland

Two female backpackers are back-on to the camera and hike through the sub-alpine forest towards the Iconic East Lion and West Lion peaks on the North Shore of Vancouver in Cypress Provincial Park, BC.
Howe Sound Crest Trail
Low clouds and fog hug the mountains and forest on the trail to Elsay Lake near Mount Seymour in Mount Seymour Provincial Park near Vancouver, BC.
Elsay Lake
Photo of two small backpackers on a rocky beach with a clear river flowing alongside them and a large green forest and mountain in the background, shrouded in fog. Taken from Viewpoint Beach in Golden Ears Provincial Park, on the Gold Creek Trail, in British Columbia, Canada.
Viewpoint Beach
A female hiker walks toward the camera with her arms spread wide and a big backpack on her back, on Viewpoint Beach with the forest and mountains of Golden Ears Provincial Park in the background in British Columbia, Canada.
Half Moon Beach
A hiker stands on the edge of a rock next to Widgeon Creek with the forest and mountains in the background on a sunny day
Widgeon Creek
The view from the top of Golden Ears Peak of the Panorama Campsite at sunset, with Pitt Lake in the background and lots of tents set up on the ridge as people hike nearby in Golden Ears Park near Vancouver, BC.
Alder Flats / Golden Ears

East of Vancouver

Lindeman & Greendrop Lakes
A cute red merle Australian Shepherd dog poses on a dirt trail with a large dog backpack, with green forest in the background while hiking on the Tikwalus Heritage Trail in British Columbia, Canada.
Tikwalus
A yellow and grey north face tent is illuminated in the dark on a mountain peak with the milk way and starts in the background on top of Flatiron in Coquihalla Summit Rec Area near Hope, BC.
Flatiron & Needle Peak
A trail meanders through the forest with colourful Fall foliage all around in shades of red, orange, and yellow, on a cloudy day with the mountains in the background near the Coquihalla Summit Rec Area on the trail to Illal Meadows in BC, Canada.
Illal Meadows
A landscape photo of the larch trees turning yellow during Autumn, with a snow covered Frosty Mountain in the background on a cloudy day. Taken in E.C. Manning Park, British Columbia, Canada.
Frosty Mountain
Colourful wildflowers growing in the alpine meadows with trees and snow covered mountains in the background on the Heather Trail to 3 Brothers Mountain in E.C. Manning Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada. The wildflowers are white, yellow, red, and purple, and include lupins, paintbrush, aster, and buttercups.
3 Brothers
Skyline II Trail

Central/Northern BC

A photo of colourful wildflowers in the meadow, with the mountains in the background, on a cloudy day in summer at Trophy Meadows in Wells Gray Provincial Park, along the Sheila Lake Wilderness Trail.
Sheila Lake

Vancouver Island and Sunshine Coast

Landslide Lake
Bedwell Lake
A landscape photo of the trees, mountains, and ponds, from the top of Mount Steele in Tetrahedron Provincial Park on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia, Canada.
Tetrahedron
A photo of San Josef Bay on a cloudy, moody day, with the forest lit by the sun and the waves crashing onto the sand in Cape Scott Provincial Park on Vancouver Island, BC.
San Josef Bay
A female hiker and her dog walk along the golden sands of Raft Cove beach with blue sky and the pacific ocean in the background on a sunny day in the backcountry of North Vancouver Island, BC.
Raft Cove

Rocky Mountains

Lake O’Hara
A female hiker walks with her hiking poles and hood up, facing away from the background view of large mountains and glaciers on the Iceline Trail in Yoho National Park in British Columbia, Canada.
Iceline Trail
A female hiker smiles at the camera while sitting on a log bench overlooking a foggy, clouded alpine lake, surrounded by forests and mountains, at Eva Lake in Mount Revelstoke National Park in BC.
Eva Lake
A photo of a tent in a meadow just before sunrise, as the sun turns the surrounding mountains orange on a clear sky day overlooking the alpine and forest around Jade Lake in Mount Revelstoke National Park in BC.
Jade Lake

North Cascades (Washington State)

A woman stands waist deep in Hozomeen Lake with the blue sky, clouds, and nearby mountains reflected in the water while she prepares to go for a swim in North Cascades National Park in Washington State.
Hozomeen Lake
The view from the Chain Lakes Trail of a lake surrounded by snow capped mountain peaks on a sunny day in the Mount Baker Wilderness Area in Washington State.
Chain Lakes
A female hiker poses with her arms raised in front of the giant glacier at the base of Mount Baker on the Ptarmigan Ridge Trail near North Cascades in Washington State.
Ptarmigan Ridge

“Then Something Tookish Woke Up Inside Him, And He Wished To Go And See The Great Mountains, And Hear The Pine-Trees And The Waterfalls, And Explore The Caves, And Wear A Sword Instead Of A Walking-Stick”

J.R.R. Tolkien