| Duffy lake is that sapphire blue lake you will drive by | | | | tent and gear down. |
| as you travel between Whistler and Lillooet, but if you | | | | At the north end of the lake is an old BC Forestry site |
| are smart you will take the time to stop and enjoy this | | | | with a few campsites, tables and an outdoor toilet. |
| most beautiful little gemstone set amid the majestic | | | | Lake access here is easy for kayaks and canoes. |
| mountains. | | | | Cayoosh Creek begins it's boisterous run to the Fraser |
| To reach the lake you will head north on highway 99 | | | | river at Lillooet here where the many old logs lie |
| from Whistler. In less than half an hour you will pass | | | | dormant at the end of the lake. |
| through Pemberton and soon Mount Currie first nations | | | | Another area we found suitable for camping was at |
| reserve. Just past the church you will turn right on the | | | | the south end of the lake. There is a Department of |
| Duffy Lake road. Soon the highway turns away from | | | | Highways Maintenance compound located near the |
| Lillooet Lake and begins a few switchbacks as the | | | | creek that crosses the highway south of the lake. You |
| road climbs upwards for a few kilometers. You will | | | | want to avoid trespassing on their property but there |
| pass Joffre Lake Recreation area on your right. | | | | are other areas that would be suitable for camping. |
| Shortly you will enter a beautiful valley which opens out | | | | North of Duffy lake a short distance there are many |
| to reveal Duffy Lake on your left. The lake itself is | | | | good campsites near Cayoosh Creek. If you don't |
| very deep and as you drive along the lakeside you will | | | | mind being lulled to sleep by rushing water, this will be |
| soon see Matier glacier which up to now has been | | | | the ideal place to stop. Unless you are at the |
| behind you sitting up there cheek to cheek with Joffre | | | | designated camping sites you will not have the luxury |
| Mountain. | | | | of pit toilets. |
| Duffy lake has two very small camping areas. If you | | | | If you are lucky enough to be on Duffy in a canoe or |
| are tenting you might find a small, hidden area about | | | | kayak when the wind is dead calm you are in for the |
| halfway down the lakeside. You need to watch for | | | | thrill of a lifetime. Paddle along and bask in the beauty |
| the little roadway from an area high above the lake. A | | | | of the Matier glacier reflecting in the mirror like waters. |
| creek crosses under the highway. We couldn't even | | | | There is nothing like the beauty of it anywhere else. |
| find a sign our last time there. We actually found it | | | | Fishing is good, especially off the creeks where they |
| while in our kayak doing a little fishing. The mouth of | | | | enter the lake. |
| the creek was quite active with trout. We pulled in to | | | | This beautiful drive from Whistler to Cache Creek was |
| find a nice little campsite. Someone must have had a | | | | not possible a few short years ago, unless you had a |
| 4X4 camper and navigated the steep trail to reach the | | | | 4x4. Now it is used more and more as a wonderful |
| spot. We walked up the trail a little ways and it would | | | | way to travel from the Prince George or Kamloops |
| be perfectly suitable for someone to drive along the | | | | corridor as it eliminates driving to Vancouver in order to |
| trail and park about one hundred feet above the lake if | | | | reach Whistler. |
| driving a car or van. From there you could carry your | | | | |