Day Hiking

I have been on a lot of day hikes, all over the lower mainland and nearby, some of which I’ve written about, and many of which I haven’t. I prefer backpacking over day hiking, so check out my backpacking page too because a lot of my 1-night trips can be done as day hikes. Scroll to the bottom to check out my compilation posts for more ideas or my Adventure Index for a full list of trails.

Garibaldi, Whistler, and Pemberton

Two women swim in the bright blue cold glacier water at the second lake in Joffre Lakes Provincial Park with Matier glacier and mountain in the background in British Columbia, Canada.
Joffre Lakes
A photo of berg lake on the Skywalk North Trail. The lake has a large glacier with broken bergy bits floating in the bright blue water, with the mountains in the background, north of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.
Skywalk North
Elfin Lakes
Three hikers walk through the alpine meadow at the base of Brandywine Meadows, with Brandywine mountain in the background on a sunny day with lots of greenery in British Columbia.
Brandywine Mountain
Wildflowers in bloom with the forest and mountains in the background on a cloudy summer day on the Decker Tarn trail at Whistler Blackcomb in BC.
Decker Tarn
A female hiker stands back on in front of an alpine lake on a blue sky, sunny day, with the alpine meadows and mountains in the background, at Cirque Lake in the Callaghan Valley of Whistler, BC.
Cirque Lake

Squamish

Two female hikers lie back and relax and smile from the top of the bare rock of The Chief's second peak, with Howe Sound and the Tantalus Mountain Range in the background near Squamish, British Columbia, Canada.
The Chief
High Falls Creek
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
Crooked Falls
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
Seed Peak
Two swimmers lie around on floaties on Starvation Lake in the summer with the forest in the background near Squamish, BC.
Starvation Lake

Lower Mainland

The sun beams stream through the green forest and trees on a foggy day in Minnekhada Regional Park in Coquitlam, BC.
Minnekhada
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 Falls
Three hikers and their dog pose at a viewpoint with the snow capped mountains and Stave Lake in the background at Hunter Road, near Mission, BC.
Hunter Road

East of Vancouver

A photo of Mount Baker in the Fall with red leaves in the foreground and lots of surrounding mountains on a clear, sunny, blue sky day near Chilliwack, BC, on the Elk Mountain Trail.
Elk/Thurston
Cheam Peak
A small hiker and her dog pose on exposed rock with the large towering Slesse Mountains and forest behind them in the wilderness east of Chilliwack in British Columbia Canada on the Slesse Memorial trail.
Slesse Mountain
3 Brothers Mtn
Lightning Lakes
Mount Frosty
Flatiron
A woman stands on the Hells Gate suspension bridge with her hands on her hips on a beautiful summer day with the air tram in the background over the Fraser Canyon.
Hells Gate / Alexandria Bridge

Interior BC

A photo of Okanagan Lake from the top of Pincushion Trail near Kelowna on a cloudy day with the mountains in the background in BC.
Pincushion Trail
It's a sunny day on Shuswap Lake and the golden sand beach is mostly empty, with the lake and mountain in the background on a blue sky sunny day.
Shuswap / Adams River
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.
Trophy Meadows
A photo of Helmcken Falls in Wells Gray Provincial Park near Clearwater, BC
Wells Gray

Vancouver Island and Coastal

Strathcona Waterfalls
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
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 stands next to a fence, looking out at the fast moving water of Sechelt Inlet near Skookumchuck Narrows, with the mountains in the background on a sunny, summer day, on the Sunshine Coast, BC.
Skookumchuck Narrows

Canadian Rockies

Sentinel Pass
Plain of 6 Glaciers
Johnston Canyon
Tent Ridge
Burgess Shale
Iceline
A photo of the mountains with a fresh sprinkle of snow, with a lake in the foreground during sunset in Canmore, Alberta in the Rocky Mountains.
Canmore
A woman lounges in Lussier hot spring in a hot pool surrounded by rocks with the river in the background outside Kootenay National Park, in British Columbia, Canada.
Lussier Hot Spring

Across the Border

Skyline Divide
Yellow Aster Butte
Chain Lakes
Steamboat Rock
Ecola State Park
Winchester
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

Trail Lists

9 Spring Hikes
18 Scenic & Easy Hikes
Tri-City Hikes
Fav. BC Hikes I
Fav. BC Hikes II
5 Ways to Visit Lindeman Lake
Swim Hikes
Fav. BC Hikes III
Fav. BC Hikes IV
A female hiker stands next to a fence, looking out at the fast moving water of Sechelt Inlet near Skookumchuck Narrows, with the mountains in the background on a sunny, summer day, on the Sunshine Coast, BC.
Fav. BC Hikes V
A female hiker smiles at the camera as she poses in front of Deer Pass with a large backpack, with the meadows and mountains in the background on a sunny, blue sky day in South Chilcotin Mountains Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada.
Best Hikes
A landscape photo of Deep Cove taken from Quarry Rock in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
More Spring Hikes
A female hiker stands back on to the camera on the top of Mount Price, staring at Mount Garibaldi, which is covered in glaciers and shrouded by clouds, in Garibaldi Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada.
Garibaldi Park Guide
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.
12 Fall Hikes

“Short cuts make long delays”

J.R.R. Tolkien