Scenic hot springs in Canada
Saturday 8:45 AM - Depart Bellevue 10:15 AM - Pick up Kevin from Bellingham 12:00 PM - In Vancouver - Get lunch - Stanley park or something 2:00 PM - Drive to Joffre Lakes 4:30 PM - Hike to Joffre Lakes 8:30 PM - Back at car 9:00 PM - Back at hotel Sunday 8:00 AM - Drive to hot spring 10:00 AM - Hike to hot spring 11:00 AM - Enjoy hot spring 12:30 PM - Hike back 1:30 PM - Drive back home 8:30 PM - Home
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What to bring
- Passport or whatnot for border
- Food
- 1 breakfast (Sunday morning driving to hot springs)
- 1 lunch (Sunday at the hot springs)
- 1 dinner (Sat night at Joffre Lakes)
- Hiking stuff
- Hiking shoes (can be running shoes or actual boots) (will be walking through snow)
- 2 liters of water bottles
- Light jacket for 45 degree weather
- Rain jacket for rain 🙁
- Swimming suit for hot spring!
- Towel for hot spring
- Sunglasses (snow is BRIGHT)
- Sunscreen
- Backpack to carry all of that
- Change of clothes – Socks/shirt/pants/underwear
- Toothbrush/overnight essentials
Weather
- Rain Saturday, maybe sunny Sunday at hot springs?
- High of 52, low of 35
The drive there
6 hours 30 minutes total
- Bellevue to Vancouver: 2 hrs 40 mins
- Bellevue to Whistler: 4 hrs
- Bellevue to Pemberton: 4 hrs 35 mins
- Vancouver to Whistler: 1 hr 35 mins
- Vancouver to Pemberton: 2 hrs 5 mins
- Pemberton to Hot Springs: 2 hours
The hike
- 1.3 mile one-way hike to the spring
- Will take 1 hour to hike there
- Likely will be some snow on the trail
- Shouldn’t need snowshoes or spikes, just normal hiking shoes
The hotel
- Pemberton Hotel
- Located in Pemberton, BC
- Check in starts at 4 PM on Saturday the 8th
- Check out by 11 AM on Sunday the 9th
- Booked the “Comfort Suite” – 2 bedrooms with queen beds, plus tons of space to sleep on the floor
Joffre Lakes hike
- 6.2 miles round trip
- 1,200 ft gain
- 4 hours estimated round trip
Cost per person
Probably $85 total per person, maybe less depending on how many come
- $35 for gas
- $50 for hotel