sasquatch provincial park

great walk along the beach, sunny day, beautiful. The road down to the park is surrounded by private residence, do not be put off. Once down the parking is great and the facilities are clean. Great trip

We have never camped at Sasquatch provincial park, but we have spent the day there picnincing, hiking, fishing, swimming or just relaxing. we enjoy the nature and what this beautiful park has to off so close to Vancouver.

We just drove through part of it. There are quite a few potholes in the road. There were signs up "Save Sasquatch Park," and we didn't know what that was about.

The Park is located about 12 klicks north of Harrison Hot Springs, which is about 75 miles from the Peace Arch Border crossing into the U.S. and about 110 miles from Vancouver, BC. We had an idyllic lake-front spot on tranquil Deer Lake on a warm September night. BC parks in general are beautifully located, thoughtfully laid out and impressively well-maintained, but this is the most of all those things we've seen yet. The camping spots are designed with some separation by local flora so you can have a reasonable sense of privacy while sharing the amazing views of a quiet lake (available for kayaking and the like, but no motor noise allowed). It's so quiet there that the wings of a raven flying low overhead were so loud we looked up expecting to see something six times it's size. Hiking trails are well-marked and Deer Lake is stocked with cutthroat trout. Picnic tables and fire rings provided with each spot are top quality. The park manager sells seasoned firewood for a nominal amount from his truck. It was the only amenity we wanted or needed. We'll return soon!

We went there for the first time in September 2012 and have gone back there ever since. It is a beautiful we'll maintained area with loads of picnic tables, trails and views to oohhh and Ahhh at. Definitely one of the more beautiful places I've seen. Summer months are super busy so arrive early to stake out your spot. We enjoy going in May June and September as it is not busy at all.

I always enjoy driving around Harrison Lake, this time I detoured into the park. We drove to Deer Lake and took a walk. Beautiful and peaceful. It's not often one gets a chance to hear nothing but the birds singing.

Though there's so many wild ducks around, so it's a little bit of a problem for those who doesn't like to deal with duck's waste....but, other than that great place to visit while in Harrison hot springs.

Very quiet and peaceful at the day use area. Did not actually camp there. Beach is clean and water is nice and clear. Can look back at Harrison Village from the park.

it starts with paved road up the east side of Harrison Lake. The rest is good gravel road. I was driving a small SUV. Hicks lake is beautiful. There is a nice picnic area, camping spots and around the lake you can walk the trails. There is a boat launch for smaller motors, and along the lake edge, there is massive rocks that are all flat and nice to sit on in the sunshine. You will find people, reading, doing watercolours or just plain relaxing on these rocks. I have been to Hicks lake over a dozen times and never get tired of it. Great lake for stand up boarding too. Stop by when in Harrison its about a 30 min. drive from there!

We hadn't been to Sasquatch for over 20 years but it won't be long before we go back. The campsites (we stayed at Deer Lake on the Bench) were spacious and well treed. The lake was a five minute walk, but we chose to drive down to the boat launch at Lakeside so that we could bring lawn chairs, cooler, etc. One warning about the beach - Canada geese like the green, grassy park area on the main beach by the playground - from the boat launch, bear right and walk over the boardwalk for a couple of minutes to the lovely, sunny pebble beach where the geese do not frequent. Much better there! The campsite is a bit buggy so bring spray. The pit toilets were clean and the hand sanitizer was always full. All in all, a wonderful place to spend a weekend.

Sasquatch Park is now a 3,000 acre wooded valley located just NE of Harrison Hot Springs village. Before there was a park there, there was a Dominion Trout Hatchery located on the shore of Harrison Lake in a pretty little bay at Greenpoint, where the picnic area is today. There was only a 4-mile pack trail connecting the hatchery to the village back then so it was either a one-hour hike or horse ride or a longer rowboat trip, depending on wind and waves. After the hatchery closed, a logging camp was built on the South side of Trout Lake Creek ( now Rockwell Bay Estates) and the valley which is now the park was logged, using a logging railway system . One of the remaining legacies of this is the main road through the park which was the old railway roadbed, which explains the easy grade, after you climb the blacktop hill. One winter, Dewey Anderson, who owned the Fleetwood Logging camp at Greenpoint , secured a contract form the BC government to build a logging road to Harrison. Camp Foreman, Melvin Rockwell, completed the road and it was named "Rockwell Drive" after him. When the road opened, the Harrison Hot Springs Board of Trade got permission to develop Greenpoint as a picnic destination and added tables and a concession stand. Eventually, BC Parks took this over and, later, expanded the park boundary to include the valley behind it. Rockwell Drive is the North end of BC's shortest numbered highway, Highway #9, which starts at Popkum and ends at Greenpoint. I own the land straddling the park entrance and I have lived in Harrison since 1976. I'm working on a history of the area and would welcome any information at happyharrison@shaw.ca. John Allen

Pretty, hiking trails, not much else that I could see. Unfortunately, there's not much more to say. The drive out there is nice, though.

Love the little trails around the camp grounds. Great Lake! Enjoy the view and the quietness. Park ranger comes by late afternoon for firewood and what not. If want firewood earlier there is a sign just before entering the park for self served firewood.

Great campground, several different areas offering a different experience at each. Not sure if they still do the Parks education program, but it is excellent if you can find it.

So a bunch of us decided to camp out here late September. The gravel road leading to the park is full of holes, and I could feel my suspension crying as we trek. Camp staff is very friendly, but they only come by on a truck every few hours. If you have a problem, you have to wait for them to show up. The campground was quite empty, but I'm not sure how it is during summer. Overall good place to camp, but there should be some camp staff on the campground just in case problems arises.We camped at the Lakeside campground. Unfortunately, it was raining all weekend, and there was nothing we could do.