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Road Information in the Squamish Forest District


HEADLIGHTS ON AT ALL TIMES

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Damage, removal or disobeying of traffic control devices (signs) may result in a fine under section 6(2) of the Forest Service Road Use Regulation

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For information on safe travel on FSRs click here

Updated: August 29, 2008

FSR

CONDITION

BIRKENHEAD LAKE
ESTATES
Industrial Use FSR
Recommend 4WD, drive with caution
BLACKWATER FSR (TO
BIRKENHEAD LAKE)
Public Use FSR
Recommend 4WD, drive with caution
BRANDYWINE FSR (TO THE MEADOWS)  Wilderness FSR Seasonally deactivated 4WD access only
Open - access Brandywine FSR via Callaghan Nordic Venue road
BROHM RIDGE  Wilderness FSR Seasonally deactivated
No vehicular access past last gate (to prevent irreparable damage to alpine by vehicular traffic); foot access only after that point
Recommend 4WD, drive with caution
CALLAGHAN LAKE  Industrial Use FSR (VANOC) Seasonally deactivated 4WD access only
Watch for Olympic venue construction traffic
CAT LAKE  Wilderness FSR  Recommend 4WD, drive with caution
CHEAKAMUS RIVER EAST Wilderness FSR Seasonally deactivated 4WD access only   Open
CHEAKAMUS RIVER WEST/
BLACK TUSK 
Wilderness FSR Seasonally deactivated 4WD access only 
Gate locked at approx. 5km.  BC Parks has restricted motorized vehicle access past this point. For more detailed information on access within Garibaldi Park, click here and scroll down to trail updates
DAISY LAKE  Wilderness FSR
Recommend 4WD, drive with caution
ELAHO/
SQUAMISH R/ 
ASHLU
Industrial Use FSR (Hedberg & Associates 604-815-4555)
Squamish R/Elaho open to 62 Mile; watch for signs and use caution at Chadwick Cr bridge.  E-1000 open to Lava Creek.  E-Main closed at 62 Mile (bridge out).  Ashlu open to power project at 26 Mile (controlled construction area).  Sims Creek closed at approx 52 Mile due to rock slide.  Cessna Creek bridge is out and there is snow in the pass on trail route to Meager
HURLEY   Wilderness FSR
Open; recommend 4WD, drive with caution
In-SHUCK-ch
LILLOOET LAKE/   
SKOOKUMCHUCK/
PORT DOUGLAS
Public Use FSR *Starting June 24, watch for crews working around 23.5km*
Recommend 4WD; please drive with caution
LEVETTE LAKE/
HUT LAKE 
Wilderness FSR
No motorized access to Hut Lake; road closed and barricaded at Levette Lake. Short walk-in to public portion of Levette Lake
LIZZIE LAKE Road closed under Section 57 of the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act -  inaccessible due to flood damage at 1km; road and bridges damaged in numerous locations - no access to the Stein - no anticipated repair date
MAMQUAM RIVER Wilderness FSR  Seasonally deactivated 4WD access only
Drive with extreme  caution
RUTHERFORD  Industrial Use FSR Seasonally deactivated 4WD access only  
RYAN RIVER Road closed under Section 57 of the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act -  inaccessible due to flood damage at 2km, 8km and 16km; no anticipated repair date
SHANNON (TO
SQUAMISH CHIEF)
Wilderness FSR Permanently deactivated no motorized access to Squamish Chief.  Permanently closed and gated at the start of the Stawamus FSR
SOO RIVER NORTH &SOUTH /
16 MILE CREEK FSR
Industrial Use FSR (Richmond Plywood Corp 604-278-9111)
Soo River - recommend 4WD, drive with caution
16 Mile Creek - from 5.1km to 8.1km 4WD only - use with extreme caution
SOUTH CREEK  Industrial Use FSR (Terminal Forest Products 604-327-9258)
Recommend 4WD, drive with caution
STAWAMUS/
INDIAN RIVER
Wilderness FSR
Closed (gated at start of the Stawamus) -
no public access; bridge out at approximately 16.5km  ** no anticipated repair date **
UPPER LILLOOET/  
MEAGER CREEK  
Industrial Use FSR (Squamish Mills 604-892-3577)
Open.  All inquiries regarding the gate to Meager Creek Hotsprings Recreation Site may be directed to Creekside Resources Inc (604-894-6145).
WEST HARRISON LAKE
(Chilliwack Forest District)
Information on access to roads in the Chilliwack Forest District is available here:  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dck/Engineering/fsroadconditions.htm
4WD, extremely rough for 5kms from Spring Creek Camp south; need high clearance vehicle.  From Spring Creek Camp to the highway at Harrison Mills is approx 3 hour drive
PROVINCIAL HIGHWAYS ROAD INFORMATION

Provincial Highways updates (including Duffey Lake Road) are available here: http://www.drivebc.ca/   Information regarding the Sea-to-Sky Highway improvement project is available here: http://www.seatoskyimprovements.ca/