Hittin' the Trails
Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: Vancouver
Interest: Canoeing, camping, hiking, biking, trail running... basically anything that gets me outside.
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Hello,
I'm wondering if anybody has been up to Pitt River Hot Springs lately (July 2020)? Would the water level be too high right now? What is the best time of year to visit? Is the FSR in good enough shape to make by gravel bike?
My plan is to canoe to the North end of Pitt Lake and bikepack to the hot springs.
Any advice/suggestions are appreciated.
I'm wondering if anybody has been up to Pitt River Hot Springs lately (July 2020)? Would the water level be too high right now? What is the best time of year to visit? Is the FSR in good enough shape to make by gravel bike?
My plan is to canoe to the North end of Pitt Lake and bikepack to the hot springs.
Any advice/suggestions are appreciated.
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Scaling New Heights
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 54
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I've never been to the hot springs, but FWIW I was paddling on Pitt Lake about 10 days ago and the water was very high. Seems likely to me that the river would be quite high right now too.
High on the Mountain Top
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 1,823
Wasp warning
Just letting you know to use caution on the trail up to Bishop from Vicar Lakes. Got stung at 1100m. Just once, so I don't actually know if there is nest along the trail. Had to go back up to where I got stung because my phone fell out of my pocket when I wiped out from running away so fast. Didn't see or hear anything, but I didn't hang around to find out. : )
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Hittin' the Trails
Join Date: Aug 2020
Posts: 3
Went to Pitt River Hot Springs 2 weeks ago and the water was flowing into both hot spring pools.
Definitely in the morning it was ice cold down there. Which was unfortunate after going all the way out there....
Bottom pool was completely covered and the top one had significant spillage at times.
Beautiful location but kind of a gong show on the weekend. We counted at least 20 people heading in there on Saturday afternoon, along with multiple noisy jet-boats heading up the river all day.
Definitely in the morning it was ice cold down there. Which was unfortunate after going all the way out there....
Bottom pool was completely covered and the top one had significant spillage at times.
Beautiful location but kind of a gong show on the weekend. We counted at least 20 people heading in there on Saturday afternoon, along with multiple noisy jet-boats heading up the river all day.
Off the Beaten Path
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada.
Interest: What can I say, I love the outdoors. Backpacking, canoeing, hiking, fishing, a little cycling and so on and so on.
Posts: 662
Thanks for the heads up BushBasher. Was planning on paddling with the bikes on board the canoe September 20 something during the week but am hesitant now. I read that the river was supposed to be shut down sometime soon to jet boat traffic that is damaging salmon habitat but obviously that hasn't happened. Kind of surprised the river is still overflowing the pools too.
Every journey begins with one small step.
Hittin' the Trails
Join Date: Aug 2020
Posts: 3
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Thanks for the heads up BushBasher. Was planning on paddling with the bikes on board the canoe September 20 something during the week but am hesitant now. I read that the river was supposed to be shut down sometime soon to jet boat traffic that is damaging salmon habitat but obviously that hasn't happened. Kind of surprised the river is still overflowing the pools too.
If you want the place to yourself I'd definitely go during the week. There was no one there Thurs / Fri but the weekend was a completely different story.
Summit Master
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Behind the Face Mask
Posts: 4,451
Oct 14, '20: Looks like NSR has been busy with this early winter blast
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...t-16-1.5686387
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...t-16-1.5686387
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The three hikers on Coliseum just had shorts on, T-shirts and I think just cotton hoodies
Summit Master
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: NorthVan
Interest: I enjoy hiking
Posts: 2,839
Wow, just shorts and hoodies in October.
I wonder if they got their instagram pic.
I wonder if they got their instagram pic.
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