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Road Information in the Squamish District
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Updated: May 10, 2012

FSR

CONDITION

BIRKENHEAD LAKE
ESTATES
Industrial Use FSR
** watch for logging trucks on the FSR, active hauling between 0km and 14km **
BLACKWATER
(TO BIRKENHEAD LAKE)
Public Use FSR
Recommend 4WD, drive with caution
BRANDYWINE
(TO THE MEADOWS) 
Wilderness FSR Seasonally deactivated 4WD access only
Access Brandywine FSR via Callaghan Nordic Venue road
BRITANNIA/
FURRY CREEK
Industrial Use FSR
Closed
BROHM RIDGE
(CHEEKYE)
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 EAST Industrial Use FSR
Open
CALLAGHAN LAKE  Industrial Use FSR Seasonally deactivated 4WD access only
Closed to all motorized vehicles each year from November 1 to May 15 under section 58 of the Forest and Range Practices Act
CAT LAKE
(CHEEKYE)
Wilderness FSR
Open
CHEAKAMUS RIVER
(ACCESS TO JANE LAKES)
Wilderness FSR
CHEAKAMUS RIVER
(EAST SIDE ACCESS TO CHEAKAMUS LAKE)
Wilderness FSR 2WD access only
CHEAKAMUS RIVER
(WEST SIDE ACCESS TO
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 in 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
Post winter driving conditions; watch for minor washouts and trees on road, travel slowly and use caution, watch for industrial traffic working to fix washouts.
Squamish Mainline is open and extremely rough, please use extreme caution. Elaho is snow covered at 55 Mile, minor washouts along the way, drive slowly and use caution. 
G Main is closed at 46.5 Mile due to a landslide.
East side is washed out at 41 Mile.
Ashlu open to the power house at 22km.  Beyond the power intake (approx 28km) the Ashlu Creek FSR is not maintained; road brushed in and extremely rough
HURLEY  Wilderness FSR (0km to 11km from the Lillooet River FSR)
Responsibility for the road from 11km to the turnoff to Bralorne (Hurley River Road) falls under Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI). 
Questions may be addressed to their maintenance contractor, Interior Roads Ltd., 1-800-842-4122 or www.interiorroads.com
In-SHUCK-ch
LILLOOET LAKE/ 
SKOOKUMCHUCK/
PORT DOUGLAS
Public Use FSR
Open
LEVETTE LAKE/
HUT LAKE 
Wilderness FSR
No motorized access to Hut Lake; road closed and gated 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 Industrial Use FSR 4WD access only
** watch for logging trucks on the FSR, active hauling between 0km and 14km **
RUTHERFORD Wilderness FSR 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 8km and beyond ** no anticipated repair date **
SHANNON (TO
SQUAMISH CHIEF)
Wilderness FSR Permanently deactivated
No motorized access to Squamish Chief
SOO RIVER NORTH & SOUTH /
16 MILE CREEK
Industrial Use FSR
Soo River - recommend 4WD, drive with caution
16 Mile Creek - from 5.1km to 8.1km 4WD only - use extreme caution
LILLOOET SOUTH Industrial Use FSR
CLOSED ** Washout at 12km **
STAWAMUS/
INDIAN RIVER
Wilderness FSR Seasonally deactivated 4WD access only
Due to some short sections of extensive deactivation, the road is impassable near the mountain pass between the Stawamus and Indian River watersheds, located approximately 10.5km to 12km from the junction of the Mamquam FSR  
UPPER LILLOOET/ 
MEAGER CREEK
Industrial Use FSR
Upper Lillooet Mainline is open, watch for industrial traffic on the road
Meager Creek FSR is closed indefinitely; no access to the hotsprings.  See map of August 2010 slide area here (Adobe format, size is 2.5 mgs)
STS'AILES
(FORMERLY HARRISON WEST
CHILLIWACK DISTRICT)
Information on road access in the Chilliwack District is available here:  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dCK/Engineering/FSR_Conditions.htm
PROVINCIAL HIGHWAYS ROAD INFORMATION

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