Share. *Temporarily closed in 2020/2021* Joffre Lakes Provincial Park is a gorgeous park with extraordinarily coloured lakes, waterfalls, stunning mountain peaks and ominous glaciers pouring into the valley. Read more. Date of experience: June 2019. In fact, the hardest part is the long drive to the start of the hike! Most BC Parks are now open. When the lakes freeze during winter, you'll find yourself in the middle of an icy wonderland. Photo by Megan Lalonde. North Vancouver Joffre Lakes is one of BC's most beautiful hikes and is relatively easy to access compared to other alpine lakes in the region. Joffre Peak is not part of Joffre Lakes Provincial Park and faces the Cerise Creek valley basin to the northeast of Joffre Peak. Community members and stakeholders are now invited to participate in BC Parks’ Joffre Lakes Visitor Use Management Strategy planning process by completing a short survey with questions about the draft strategy. 2 Helpful votes. The three Joffre Lakes are some of the most stunning lakes you are likely to ever see. Joffre Lakes is a popular destination for hikers in the summer and mountain climbers in the winter due to its scenic lakes, glaciers and challenging peaks. What happened? The hiking trail passes all three lakes and reaches the campsite next to Upper Joffre Lake where Matier Glacier hangs impressively high above. Campers without a reservation will be turned away. The hike also makes a good Vancouver day trip. On Sunday May 12, 2019 there was a significant large bedrock failure event from Joffre Peak. Joffre Lakes is one of those incredible places that makes it hard to take a boring picture. But the extra driving from Vancouver means a longer day (about a 2½-hour drive each way between the Joffre Trail parking lot and Vancouver). The survey will be open until 4 pm on April 4, 2021. Helpful. BC Parks announced Joffre Lakes is one of several provincial parks that is closing immediately due to COVID-19 concerns. It is not impacting Joffre Lakes Provincial Park and the park remains safe and open to the public. As of April 2, backcountry tent pads at Joffre Lakes will be reservable through Discover Camping. In summer, the sunlight reflects against the "rockflour" glacial silt of the three lakes, creating wonderful colors. The 26 tent pads lining the lake can accommodate small backcountry tents. Camping is only permitted at the upper lake campground at Joffre Lakes. Three incredible lakes with unbelievably clear water of various colours from emerald to clearly blue and the last one has a wonderful view at Glacier. Joffre Lakes Provincial Park, with its ice fields and rushing streams, offers an adventure all year long. Joffre lakes is one of the best places, that I visited in BC. The hike up to Joffre Lakes is incredibly beautiful, but not too difficult. The sites are at the end of a 5.5-kilometer trail. Joffre Lakes Provincial Park, located east of Pemberton, is one of the most popular parks in the province, according to the government. The Joffre Lakes trail is one of the best hikes near Whistler. However, there are a few local parks still closed until further notice : Joffre Lakes Provincial Park; Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park (Othello Tunnels) The Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux Heritage Park; Tetrahedron Provincial Park; See more details from BC Parks here and a list of open/closed parks is here. Joffre Lakes has everything - stunning mountain views, three gorgeous turquoise lakes , old growth forest and and a huge waterfall. BC Parks is responding to concerns about its visitors failing to comply with necessary physical distancing measures—in this case, by implementing more closures of certain parks across the province.