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Squamish: The Sea-to-Sky Adventure Getaway
Adventure & Outdoors
Swim and Paddle Sasamat Lake
Metro Van's warmest lake, a sandy beach, lifeguards, and paddleable water. Show up before 10 a.m. or weep.
Adventure & Outdoors
Metro Van's warmest lake, a sandy beach, lifeguards, and paddleable water. Show up before 10 a.m. or weep.
Sasamat is Metro Vancouver's warm-lake secret that is somehow also not a secret at all, because the parking lot tells the real story: show up after 10 a.m. between April and September and you are paying for the privilege, if you get a spot at all. Arrive early and White Pine Beach rewards you with one of the area's genuinely warm sandy shores, a small glassy lake calm enough to paddle a full lap without anyone capsizing, and lifeguards on duty through peak summer to supervise your dramatic floating. Bring or rent a canoe, kayak, or paddleboard. One 2026 note worth knowing: the floating walkway is temporarily closed, so this is a swim-and-paddle day rather than a full loop. A seasonal weekend bus runs from Coquitlam Station for the chronically parking-averse.
