Murrin Provincial Park — Attraction in Squamish

Even on a foggy and rainy day this park is quite beautiful. A quick little hike up to Quercus Point gets the heart pumping and offers a special view even on days where visibility is limited. For a more challenging trail, continue on to Jurassic Ridge as you pass the turn-off to Quercus Point. Keep an eye open for the trail marker indicating the access trail to Jurassic Ridge, otherwise you'll be continuing onto the Loop Trail which is a longer hike but not quite as challenging. Jurassic has a magnificent view of the ocean and surrounding mountains once you reach the top. Also note that once you're at the top, the viewpoint is off to the left and can be easily missed if you're not vigilant. Last we were there a small group were standing in a thicket with a small opening view, thinking that was the viewpoint, however once we pointed out its whereabouts (a mear 80 or so feet away) they were yelping and so thankful to be enjoying the stunning view! Also, every April the lake in Murrin Park is stocked with Rainbow Trout and fishing is permitted with appropriate license. It's a great way to spend a day with friends and family and the odds are good that you will hook into a few fish. Swimming is permitted in the lake and picnic tables are on site for those wanting to have...

Saw signs for this park on our way up the sea to sky highway, and looking at the pics online, decided to try it on our way back to Vancouver.

The first section of the walk follows a lake at ground level, and you might find it underwhelming at this point, as you can still see and hear the highway. However, you will soon be taking what's called the loop trail, which goes away from the lake. This is the point where you essentially start climbing the mountain. There are hanging cliffs, too, if you are an adventurer and into rock climbing.

Navigating the trail by following the orange markers on the trees, you will scramble over a lot of roots and rocks, and reach the point for Quercus lookout. From here, negotiate some slanting rocks to reach the lookout, which is a sight to behold. Awesome views of the water below, plus the landscape.

The whole distance to this lookout is around 2km round trip, but it being a steep climb all the way, may seem much longer. Sturdy footwear recommended. If you have ACL, ankle injuries, avoid this trail.

There's another lookout on Jurassic ridge trail, which we learned was tougher than Quercus. We didn't do it coz it was nearing dusk.

All in all, we are so glad we added this spot to our vacation plans. Got awesome shots and moments...

Very scenic park with small lake for swimmers and puddle boaters, trail system for hikers, rocks for climbers, and picnic area for day users. Saw some people fishing, too.

Mecca for rock climbing. There are more climbers than hikers, swimmers, boaters combined. Fun just watching them!

Lots of benches and sitting area near the browning lake where you can have picnic lunch. The lake is good size for swimming and puddle boating.

All the trails here are fairy short but steep and rocky with some rope sections. If you are looking for a quick one, Quercus look out trail is only about 1.5k with nice view. Loop trail and Jurassic ridge trail are a bit longer and harder (2.5-3k) with multiple view points. All the view points are gorgeous but similar so may not need to do all.

Parking is very limited. We were there at 10am on sunny Sunday and snatched the last spot. Best to be there before 9:30 or after 4:30. Or you may need to wait.

Washroom at the parking and near pet rock. Dog and...