Kokanee Glacier Cabin hike

Remember to bring chicken wire to protect your vehicle from porcupines if staying over night on this hike.

While we show this as a day trip, this is also a spectacular overnight trip, and staying at the ACC’s Kokanee Cabin is quite a special experience.

The hike to Kokanee Glacier Cabin is also known as the Kokanee Lake Trail. This hike starts at the back of the Slocan Chief Cabin & Kokanee Lake Trailhead. This is a large parking lot. From the parking lot, this hike climbs steeply upwards on switch backs until you reach Kokanee Lake. There are plenty of Marmots here waiting to eat your lunch crumbs, as well as a pit toilet and lots of places along the lakeside to stop and eat lunch.

If you choose to continue onwards from Kokanee Lake, you will walk along the west side of Kokanee Lake over the boulders before reaching the grassy meadows filled with flowers and streams. The trail is easy to follow as it winds up the valley. You will catch a glimpse of Keen Lake on your left as you continue on the path. Soon afterwards you pass by the edge of Garland Lake.

Before you know it, you’ll come to a junction, with the left path going down to the ACC’s Kokanee Cabin and the pretty Kaslo Lake, while the right path goes towards and Slocan Chief Cabin. If you stay overnight, the path to Slocan Chief Cabin and beyond is a good day hike.

Kaslo Lake has a lot of nice places to stop and rest and enjoy the day before heading back down, or you can camp or book a night in the new and luxurious Kokanee Cabin. Be warned – it books out almost a year in advance for summer nights so be sure to make a booking well in advance if this is where you’d like to be.

To head back, retrace your steps back to your car.