For multi-day hikers, there is a campground at the Floe Lake, so you can witness a sunrise or a sunset at the lake. Floe Lake is a lake in Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, Canada.The lake is only accessible by a 10.7 km hiking trail that leaves from a marked trailhead on highway 93.. If a campground isn’t available on your preferred date, you may need to backtrack and modify your itinerary to correspond to campground availability. Timed for golden larches. The Floe Lake Campground is the most popular backcountry campground in Kootenay National Park, so book as soon as the reservation period opens each year. Hike the Floe Lake Trail 6.5 miles and 2,350 feet of elevation gain to Floe Lake camp. Day 1 Trail Head to Floe Lake, 10.5 km 720 m elevation gain, 5 hrs. It is lightly trafficked and rated as moderate. This is a moderate one way trail in Kootenay National Park. Floe Lake campground is the first destination. Floe Lake is a lake in Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, Canada.The lake is only accessible by a 10.7km hiking Trail that leaves from a marked trailhead on highway 93. Day 2 – Floe Lake to Numa Falls Parking Lot, 17 km, 279 m Elevation Gain, 955 m Elevation Loss, 6 hrs 45 min. Hike 10.7 kms up a steep and unrelenting trail from the parking lot through burned forest. We could not have picked a better destination than Floe Lake and doing a loop is always fun. All Campgrounds: Floe Lake Trailhead: Ottertail River Trailhead: Continue adding campground reservations to your itinerary one at a time. Habitat: Open and meadowy trail, burnt forest, glaciers, peaks and a large lake. Once at the lake basin, the trail stayed in the forest for another quarter mile, staying in the trees to the north of the lake. Floe Lake is in a lovely setting at the base of the Rockwall. This was our first backcountry camping trip in the Canadian Rockies. Backpacking: This trail leads to the Floe Lake backcountry campground and is the southernmost access point for the popular Rockwall Trail, multi-day route. Finally, when the trail arrived at the Floe Lake Campground, I found a spur trail that led me down to a picnic area by the lakeshore. Photo-oriented backpack to stunning scenic area on southern Rockwall trail in Kootenay NP. The Floe Lake Trail is 19.3 kilometer (12 mi) long, with 959 m (3,146 ft) of elevation gain. Cooking area at Floe Lake – separate from where you pitch tents Me with the Rockwall in the background on Day 2 This day was going to be longer, 17 km, but after a quick climb to Numa Pass, it was all downhill. Floe Lake – Numa Creek Parking Lot, July 16, 2011. This trail goes by Paint Pots, Ochre Spring, Helmet/Ochre Jct. Full-facility campsites for tent campers and RVers include water, electricity, a grill and picnic table, along with centralized showers, restrooms and dump station. We allowed ourselves a lie-in. 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