r/vancouverhiking • u/L-epinephrine • Jul 28 '25

Trip Reports Watersprite didn’t disappoint

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u/L-epinephrine Jul 28 '25 edited Jul 28 '25

Did a quick run to watersprite lake today (July 27th). The road was rough here and there but no significant water bars. IMO it’s in decent shape compared to most FSRs. Lots of potholes and loose rock. There was active construction so take it slow. Drove up in a jeep so YMMV. We saw mostly suvs up there, with the exception of a Tesla and a few lower clearance vehicles. There’s a 4x4 Facebook group for watersprite specifically so check them out if you want more beta

Lots of people on the trail…. And lots of folks blasting music on their portable speakers. If you’re looking for peace and solitude this isn’t the hike for you. The trail is well maintained (thank you to the developers!) and there’s a few boulder type fields that slowed people down. I was surprised with how gradual the elevation gain was on the trail but it’s very pleasant. The last bit is a straight shot up but it looks worse from below.

Finished in about 3 hours round trip

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u/MemoryHot Jul 28 '25

Did you camp at all? How’s the campsite looking

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u/L-epinephrine Jul 31 '25

Didn’t see the camp site. Ran up and down in 3 hours total

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u/dashberlins Jul 28 '25

Beautiful! Too bad about the noisy hikers. Would love to hike this one day but sadly I fear my dinky little sedan would have a very rough time getting there.

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u/AnonHondaBoiz Jul 28 '25

Should I risk it to the trailhead with a shitty rental corolla

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u/SafeSudden772 Jul 29 '25

I've done 40km of logging road in an evo. You never know until you try