Camping at the base of the Chief

[Wally]

Planning on our first visit to Squamish this summer. Four of us are arriving on a Saturday afternoon. What is the best strategy for securing a campsite at the Chief? Show up early Sunday morning and see if we can find anyone leaving? If that fails, try again Monday morning? Any suggestions on how to score a campsite at the Chief would be great.

What about backup camping options?

Thanks! Climb Ohn. Wally

[NateDoggOG]

Not too many people there just yet; you shouldn't have a problem.

[scrubber]

If you're arriving on a weekend, it honestly depends on the weather. If it's bluebird, you might have to see if anyone looks friendly enough to share their campsite until Sunday afternoon when many spots will open up.

Alternate camping options include:

Free: Almost anywhere up the many forestry roads around town (security of your stuff: zero)
Cheap: The municipal campground beside the Brennan Park Recreation Centre (esthetics: zero, but close to the Smoke Bluffs, and showers and the pool are right next door)
Not cheap: Klahanie Campground, Dryden Creek Campground, Alice Lake Provincial Park, Squamish Valley Campground

Good luck and enjoy your first visit!

Kris

[Wally]

Kris - great beta - thank you! Yes, looking forward to my first visit.

Nate - thanks for posting up. Wish I was arriving now, but we won't be there for another couple of months.

[NateDoggOG]

Oh my bad. For some reason I derived from your post that you would be here like this weekend or something.

[J Mace]

Nah Wally you dont want to be in Squamish in June...this weekend being the beginning of back to the gym month...

[c-plus]

Nah Wally you dont want to be in Squamish in June...this weekend being the beginning of back to the gym month...

ha ha! yeah, funny how June always seems to be such a disappointment.

As our resident meteorologist, care to provide an explanation?

[J Mace]

Dont know, just is

It usually goes like this

May: This is going to be the best summer ever

June/Junuary: When the hell is summer gonna show up

July1-15: This is the worst summer ever

July 15-Aug 10: Summer

Aug 15 Summer ends

[Cloudraker]

Dont know, just is

It usually goes like this

May: This is going to be the best summer ever

June/Junuary: When the hell is summer gonna show up

July1-15: This is the worst summer ever

July 15-Aug 10: Summer

Aug 15 Summer ends

August 10-November 15: Shoulder season 1

November 15-February 15: winter

February 15-July 1: Shoulder season 2