Comments on: Nanaimo Lakes https://packandtrail.com/blog/nanaimo-lakes/ Outdoor Gear Reviews Mon, 20 May 2024 22:24:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Ross Collicutt https://packandtrail.com/blog/nanaimo-lakes/#comment-78 Mon, 11 Jun 2018 02:06:10 +0000 https://pureoutside.rosscollicutt.com/?p=54#comment-78 In reply to Lyn.

Hi Lyn! It is tough to get up there but it can be done. The Nanaimo Lakes gates tend to be closed but they open them during hunting season and sometimes during the summer. I’ve got a few posts from trips up there https://packandtrail.com/blog/finally-summit-green-mountain/ and https://packandtrail.com/blog/green-mountain-on-a-blue-bird-day/. I highly recommend having a GPS or a backroad mapbook to get up there. The logging roads are a bit confusing.

]]> By: Lyn https://packandtrail.com/blog/nanaimo-lakes/#comment-77 Thu, 07 Jun 2018 21:17:44 +0000 https://pureoutside.rosscollicutt.com/?p=54#comment-77 In the 1970s I used to drive up GreenMountain to the old ski hill and study marmots with Marmot Lady Betty McKinnon who spearheaded a drive to help this very endangered animal. Is there a way I can drive and hike in that area by the abandoned ski hill (perhaps the old ski house where we camped is still there?). I understand TimberWest owns the land and closes the road to the general public. Is there an opening? If so how long and when? I understand there are a few marmots still there.Seen any? Got a photo of what it looks like now?

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