It's the best place to visit when you want to swim...boat...sunbath...and get out of the city! But take YOUR garbage with you! It's starting to look like a garbage dump with people leaving there beer cans, pop cans and all around garbage everywhere. Remember you are not the only ones who travel here!
The trails are awesome and there is one for all types of fitness.I walk my dog up there when the weather permits as it is a bit of a drive to get there just for a short visit usually out walking for an hour or more.
lots of fun for all ages and for a variety of sports, hiking, fishing swimming, horseback riding,boating, Geo-caching, climbing and exploring
The Alouette lake is situated about halfway the dead-end road that leads from Maple Ridge into the Golden Ears Provincial Park. It has a large day-time recreational area that provides an ideal spot for lunch with many tables to sit around, and there is some opportunity for the handicapped to make a walk along the lakeside using a short paved road.
We went for an early morning hike on the Gold Creek hiking trails, on a fabulous, very cold sunny day. It was quiet, beautiful, and the trails well kept
Alouette Lake is located in Golden Ears Provincial Park. It has a beautiful beach,great picnic area, clean restrooms. Alouette Lake is in a postcard setting. Bring your camera !!!!!!
Alouette Lake has something for everyone ~ nice lake to kayak or boat and the shallow beach make for perfect family swimming. There is a creek (Gold Creek) that feeds the lake which is clearly a haven for campers and groups of teens - it's a beauty - nearer to the lake there are big rocks for chillin' and farther along the creek are little waterfalls.Not sure what the fishing is like but we did see guys fishing.
Very warm weekend, and obviously everyone went to the lakes in Maple Ridge--however, there was no indication on the BC Parks websites of the potential for parks to be at or over capacity. I have been to U.S. national parks that have had contingency plans that involve multiple park rangers/park staff directing traffic to waiting areas, and an hourly cycle to open and close the parking lots--or, if the park is seriously overfilled, they will advise you of that before you make the drive all the way there. Instead, there was one ranger waiting at the closed park gate, who offered no options other than to turn around, remarking, "We've been closed for three hours." You had to drive all the way to the park gate before seeing a "park closed" sign, which could have been placed sooner along the SINGLE approach road. Cars were also parked haphazardly on the too-narrow road, as folks were preparing to trek the mile-and-a-half walk from the entrance to the actual beach. Major disappointment, and a shame, because the pictures really are beautiful. We went to Pitt Lake instead, where the lake itself is close enough to the park entrance that you can park on the side of the road and not have to walk over a mile to reach the water, if you can fit in among all the boat trailers.
we go to the lake to just walk around and let the kids go and be kids. we take canoes sometimes but you have to be careful of the winds out on the lake in a small paddle boat. we live close by and do tend to camp there as well. their campground is nice clean and close to the lake. they keep the washrooms clean and the forest is beautiful. we are scout leaders and we have scout camps on the lake shore every year. wonderful place
Alouette lake is a great destination in Golden Ears Provincial Park. The lake is in a large wilderness area but the main beach is developed with lots of parking and great views.