Garibaldi Provincial Park is a sprawling wilderness area that stretches along the Sea to Sky Highway from Squamish to Whistler and beyond. The expansive trail network spans more than 90km with multiple backcountry campgrounds.

Elfin Lakes is just one day hiking and backpacking destination in the park. It is 22km return from the Diamond Head parking area (accessible by unpaved road only) with 800m elevation gain.

The trail travels through a beautiful meadows area with mountain views all around, with the final destination being two very pretty lakes surrounded by more amazing mountain panoramas.

Day-use trail passes are required to hike this trail from mid June to early September (and then weekends until October). These can only be secured through the day-use section of the BC Parks website, two days in advance. The passes are released at 7am.