I highly recommend visiting Mount Baker and the Picture Lake area of the mountain. The views are…read moreextraordinary, it's a great way to spend the summer. The roads to the mountain are only open in the summer.

Gorgeous as always! Perfect day for a picnic lunch- making sure not to drop any food. Pack it in…read morepack it out! Do not feed wildlife or leave any trash. There were three boys from a family who decided to walk off path and waited for them to correct their behavior. When they didn't I told them to get back on the trail- don't be one of those humans who thinks nature is there just for them. Leave it better than you found it!

In 1956, Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810 crashed on Mount Slesse, located in Chilliwack, killing…read moreall 62 people aboard. I had never heard about this crash, one of the worst aviation disasters, or of Mount Slesse, until my friend invited me to go hiking on the Slesse Memorial Trail with a Meetup group yesterday. I'm not a novice hiker -- I have gone on my fair share of hikes over the years and have done a few this summer -- but I am definitely not an expert hiker; the majority of the hikes I have done are three to four hours, with the longest being around six hours. Reading the description of the hike, I knew it would be a challenge, and I was a little nervous that it would be above my skill level, but I decided to give it a try. While there were about 20 people in the Meetup group all together, we hiked in small groups, and I hiked with my friend in a group of six. Unfortunately we got off to a late start for various reasons, including hiking up a very rocky and difficult path for about 20 minutes before we realized we took the wrong path and were walking up an ATV/access road, and not actually hiking along the trail, which took up about 45 minutes of our time. By the time we started hiking the Slesse Memorial Trail, it was 12:15pm. The initial half an hour or so of the trail was fairly easy, especially compared to walking up that rocky path, but the trail gradually became more and more challenging, and I would definitely rate it as "difficult". There were lots of roots, rocks, and logs to scramble over, as well as a small rock face we had to climb up. The trail was quite narrow at many points (sometimes with a steep drop on one side -- don't attempt this hike if you're afraid of heights!), as well as muddy. While I enjoy a challenge, it was beyond my skill level, and there were a couple of points at which I was debating whether or not to stop and wait for the group to pick me up on the way back (I had a book to read, so I would have been fine waiting for a few hours). However, I continued on, but when we got to about 90% of the way up, I had to give up -- my left knee was throbbing, the terrain was just too difficult for me, and I was afraid that I would seriously injure myself -- the last 10% was known to be even more challenging than what we had already experienced, and I did not feel confident that I would be able to climb back down (assuming I was even able to climb up in the first place). So I left my group and joined another Meetup member for my slow, three hour descent down. (It should not have taken that long to get back to the beginning of the trail head, but my knees were killing me -- I managed to whack my right knee against a log), and my legs were utterly fatigued. I was so slow that two minutes after I got to the bottom, my group, who had continued to the top, where they had spent about 20 minutes, arrived. While it was disappointing that I had to turn back when I was so close to the top (where there is a piece of the propeller from the crash, "the Propeller Cairn"), it was the right call to make due to the challenging terrain, and I would have slowed down the group so much that we would have been hiking back in the dark. Including the 45 minute hike up the rocky trail, we had hiked from 11:30am to 7pm, for a total of 7.5 hours. Despite not being able to complete the hike, I still managed to get some great exercise and take in some amazing views. [Yelp collections: Hiking]

Beautiful park, trails, and scenery !…read more Kid, stroller, and dog friendly Being wet gear because there's multiple areas where you can get in the water . Definitely going back

Beautiful park with waterfalls and accessible trails to enjoy alone or with family and friends. I…read moreloved walking beneath the trees and along the water. It feels like a safe area with lots of people enjoying the outdoors in the summertime.

The amazing power of these falls... just be sure to stay on the trail and don't be a stupid human…read moretrying to get the ultimate selfie that'll cost you your life!!! Observe and respect Mother Nature! just gorgeous

Nooksack Falls truly took my breath away. The drive there alone on Mount Baker Highway was…read moreexquisite. What is so mind blowing about a waterfall? Everything. I believe you feel a sense of peace in the presence of one. The sound of the powerful water, the mist surrounding, and the wet air is quite the moment.

What a beautiful place to visit. The walk up is fairly easy and the views are gorgeous!read more

A quick stop off the highway for a picnic or for some sensational photos…read more The trail is all uphill for about 15 minutes. Once you take the trail to the base of the falls, there is a sign that warns about going up to the top. It is absolutely very slippery. We were there in July and it was very dry and slippery. Lots of people were struggling to get up to get good pics. The falls are breathtaking indeed. Mother Nature did a good job. Beware...It's even more difficult getting back down. If you don't have the right shoes or if you don't have someone to help you, it could be very scary. Lots of parking and picnic tables.

We stayed at the Maple Bay cabins in June. The cabins were large inside, comfortable but firm beds…read more I've seen a couple reviews about mice, didn't see any at all but you couldn't leave any food whatsoever because of squirrels, racoons so just have to make sure its packed up or left in the cabin. The cabins were very close together and has ZERO privacy. We were in cabin 17 and cabin 16 was about 20 feet away from us. Also overlooked the parking lot. They seem to be more designed for large groups and families to all share space. There's only one electrical outlet so you recommend bringing a power bar. Not all the windows have curtains so we taped a black garbage bag to the top and door window to make it darker, it was very bright in the morning and woke kids up early. There's a small beach right by the cabins or a short walk to the larger beach with a dock/washrooms. The beaches are gravel so would recommend water shoes. The bathrooms were clean and showers nice. There was one communal fire pit. It was so high that you if were sitting down on a camp chair you couldn't actually see the fire over it. There's a large covered communal area with picnic tables and a dish washing station with hot water. Large grassy area for kids to run around which was nice and lots of shade.

One of the most picturesque provincial parks in the lower mainland…read more Hiking, walking trails, extensive beach areas and boat launch available. One of the best things about this park is that most of the picnic tables are shaded by trees that provide important cover from the sun in the summer. There is also a kids park at the Entrance Bay Picnic Ground. A great outdoors experience for the family.

Ventured on the shorter trail, Lindeman. Loved this hike, but very steep once halfway up, making it…read moreharder on the knees coming down. The view of the lake, is beautiful, and makes a rewarding treat, to enjoy. Beautiful colours, all around, with gorgeous tourqouse water. People do camp nearby. A beautiful view to wake up to in the morning. Have been to Chilliwack lake, breath taking. People do camp there, but you can day visit too. Very relaxing and peaceful.

Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park protects some very beautiful areas. For most people this parks…read moremain attraction is Chilliwack Lake itself with its front country camping and boating options that include waterskiing and paddling. This is all fine and good but the real beauty is found beyond the parks namesake itself. Make your way along the hiking trails or routes (if you have the route finding skills) and check out the other 5 lakes that the park has to offer. Lindeman Lake is an amazing little gem of a lake to hike to with amazing colouring. If you are backcountry camping it is better to get a little farther out as there can be some pretty rowdy people closer to the parking lot. At the far end of Chilliwack Lake you can park at Depot Creek bridge (It has lock blocks on the bridge deck so you have to hike beyond it) and hike down into a ecological Reserve that preserves a stand of old growth forest beside the Chilliwack River. Warning: If you park your car in this park overnight unattended there is a fairly high probability of having your car broken into or vandalized. It is the one very big problem with backpacking and hiking out in the Valley there seems to be no respect for others property out in the bush! It is so worth checking this park out but leave nothing in your car that would even make someone tempted to break into your car as the scumbags will!! The park actually gets 5 stars for the park but looses 2 stars because the frequency of break-ins and vandalism.

Daughter and I did an early-am walk of the trail last week, during another stay in Harrison Hot…read moreSprings. Our last walk and view of/on the trail was back in late-March, when the deciduous trees were still mostly without leaves, and the grounds and trails rather wet. In contrast, all the forest trees were bright and green this time, but with the low rainfall this spring, forest grounds and trails were starting to look very dry. Early-spring ground vegetation (like Western Trillium and False Lily of the Valley), was so green during our last walk. We had hoped to see some blossoming of these plants during the walk this time - but that was pretty much over - the plants though, still alive, and providing some nice green 'carpets' to various areas along the walk. For us as always, a most pleasant forest trail walk. And this time, we made a point of walking the trail extra slowly, to really absorb and benefit from as much of the wonderful fresh air, and beautiful natural sights of the surroundings as we could.

You can see the falls from the highway and once you've taken the short hike up to the falls it's a…read morebeautiful view in person. There is very limited parking, and only a one way in and out so if you're trying to social distance I would not go if you see more than five cars out front. It is a lovely walk and hike up but it is damp so I suggest wearing appropriate shoes as it can be slippery. At the top there is plenty of places to take photos of there isn't too many people there as well. There is also two benches that you're able to sit on at the top. One is quiet close to the waterfall so do expect to get