Problems at Lake Lovely Water July 25th (Photos below) A perfect storm of a late start to summer weather, COVID travel restrictions, user displacement, Instagram word of mouth, and a lack of infrastructure, funding and government enforcement of park management plans. From a concerned source Observations: There were 22 tents (at least 60 people) camping at the very small sandspit site, which has only has one outhouse, no bear cache, and inadequate places for a proper and safe...

SQUAMISH (NEWS 1130) – An increase in chartered helicopter flights to Lake Lovely Water, northwest of the Squamish River, is raising some concerns. According to Chris Ludwig, the president of the BC Mountaineering Club and co-founder of Backcountry BC, there’s been a recent peak in interest when it comes to the lake. He shared a notice about the lake on Tuesday that says the area is seeing “huge numbers” of visitors “nearly every weekend and through the week days.” “By huge, I’m...

Lake Lovely Water overrun with hundreds of people and over 30 tents!?!?!   Good grief Charlie Brown. When are we going to start doing something about this chaos and sink some cold hard cash to support and manage this tourism free-for-all.   According to a Squamish Outdoor Forum hikers and helicopters are descending upon the remote lake like mosquitos from the air. And a very recent Trip Advisor review:   "Beautiful location- the hike is a tough grind up...