Petgill Lake

June 29, 2020

Distance: 10.5km

Elevation gain: 659m

Time required: 4-5 hours

Petgill Lake is a small alpine lake just south of Squamish, across from Murrin Lake Provincial Park.

I parked at the Murrin Lake parking lot and crossed the highway where the trail started about 50m north. It climbs moderately through the forest for about 2 hours until you reach the lake. You can't swim in the lake itself. Once at the lake, you can hike a further 5-10 minutes on the west side of the lake to a nice viewpoint overlooking the Squamish River and Howe Sound.

Petgill Lake

Howe Sound below Squamish from the viewpoint above the lake

Looking further south into the Howe Sound towards Anvil Island

It was a quick 1.5 hours back to the parking lot.