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Semaphore Lakes Area

Pemberton · Rec Site · 31 sites · First-come, first-servedGravel access
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This is alpine camping rather than a drive-in campground. Hiking and mountaineering are the reasons to come, the trailhead is at the site, and the tent pads sit up in the subalpine near each of the three lakes. Above the subalpine you can camp where you like; below it, use a designated site.

There are 31 designated sites in all, first come, first served, and the area is user maintained. The road to the trailhead is gravel.

Come fully supplied. Pemberton Meadows is 18.1 km away and the nearest fuel is 31.6 km, which makes gas an errand for the start of the trip. The nearest lake is 1.7 km in.

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Where it is

50.5907, -123.0178
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drive (one-way)
436 km
drive time
7h 30m
round-trip
$197
104.7 L

Routed on real roads. Fuel at $1.882/L and 12.0 L/100km — a default. Create a free account to save your vehicle and get a real estimate.

Fuel price is Statistics Canada’s monthly average for July 2026, adjusted for B.C. motor fuel tax outside Metro Vancouver.

Around this site

Fuel 32 km· EssoTown 18 km· Pemberton MeadowsLake 2 km· Semaphore LakeHot spring 32 km· Meager Creek Hot SpringTrailhead 0 km· Semaphore lakes trailhead

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