The Top 20 Lakes in the Coast Mountains
Looking to visit the best lakes in the Coast Mountains? After all, there’s nothing better than the serenity of the lakeshore — or a quick dip when the weather’s warm. So, browse our list of Coast Mountains’s top lakes below as recommended by the komoot community, and experience more on your next adventure!
Last updated: October 28, 2025
Garibaldi Lake
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'Garibaldi Lake' is part of the Garibaldi Lake system, formed by lava flows during the last Ice Age. The lake is at an altitude of around 1,400 m and has …
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Lower Joffre Lake
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Lower Joffre Lake is – as you might imagine – the lowest of the three Joffre Lakes and also the smallest. It is crystal clear and if you are in …
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Middle Joffre Lake
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There are many nice spots to take a picture around Middle Joffre Lake. A fairly steep climb takes you up to Upper Joffre Lakes, but it is worth the effort.
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Logger's Lake
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Logger's Lake is a stunning lake next to the rushing Cheakamus River and the famous Whistler Train Wrecks. If you believe it or not, this is a small crater lake …
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View of Garibaldi Lake from Panorama Ridge
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One of the best views of my whole life. Garibaldi Lake is a shade of blue unlike anything I've ever seen before. Whatever way you climb Panorama Ridge, you've put …
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Green Lake Seaplane Base
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Two airlines offer scenic flights over the mountains, glaciers, and fjords during the summer months of May to September from the Green Lake Floatplane Dock.
Flights to Vancouver and Vancouver Island are also available during this period.
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Flights to Vancouver and Vancouver Island are also available during this period.
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whistlerreservations.com/summer-activities/whistler-float-plane-tour
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Alta Lake
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Alta Lake was formed by glacial retreat and subsequent sediment deposition, creating depressions that filled with meltwater. Alta Lake and other nearby lakes, such as Green Lake, are part of …
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Cleveland Dam
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The Cleveland Dam actually looks pretty ugly. But the reservoir above is great (see photos).
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Four Lakes Trail, Alice Lake Provincial Park
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Hike in the Alice Lake Provincial Park. Runs through quaint forests along the four lakes. Camping in the woods
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Beaver Lake Water Lilies
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A great little pond full of water lilies - is worth a detour.
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Rocky MountainsArea A (Kicking Horse/Kinbasket Lake)Area D (Elaho/Garibaldi)Area C (Pemberton Valley/Mount Currie/D'Arcy)Area G (Forster Creek/Mount Assiniboine)Electoral Area ABurnabyVancouverMonashee MountainsVancouver IslandYoho National ParkRichmondArea B (South Fraser Canyon/Sunshine Valley)Selkirk MountainsEast Central Okanagan Electoral AreaCentral Okanagan JArea F (McConnell Creek/Hatzic Prairie)Area A (Upper Flathead/Elk Valley)Area H (Manning Park/Tulameen/Siwash)Sunshine Coast Regional DistrictGaribaldi Provincial ParkArea B (Cayoosh/Pavilion)Area C (Lois Lake/Saltery Bay)Area J (Copper Desert Country)Area B (Shelter Bay/Mica Creek)Area A (Malaspina/Toba)DeltaStrathcona Provincial ParkSurreyJoffre Lakes Provincial ParkArea C (Puntledge/Black Creek)Area A (Osoyoos Lake)Metro Vancouver Regional ParksArea P (Rivers and the Peaks)Area E (Chilliwack River Valley)VictoriaSaanichMount Robson Provincial ParkArea H (Robson Valley/Canoe)Okanagan LakeArea D (Oyster Bay/Buttle Lake)Mount Assiniboine Provincial ParkOkanagan-Similkameen DArea E (Naramata/Greyback)Area B (Paradise Valley)Alberni-ClayoquotStikine RegionArea D (Trinity/West Creighton)E.C. Manning Provincial ParkArea C (Inkaneep/Willowbrook)Area F (Columbia Lake/Windermere Lake)Central SaanichCowichan Valley FAbbotsford
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