–submitted Lisa G.
Inland Lake Campout was June 5-7, 2026 and there were several hikes happening throughout the weekend. I chose to lead the Appleton Creek Trail to Rieveley Pond section on June 6, 2026 as I had heard about how nice the waterfalls are in this section of the Sunshine Coast Trail. We planned for rain but ended up having a fairly dry day…but unfortunately not swimming weather. I planned it for HK1P1 so everyone could have a chance to take photos of the waterfalls and old growth trees. There were 7 hikers in total and we hiked out and back with a total distance of 8.2 km with an elevation gain of 245m.
This trail features the mesmerizing sound of turbulent waters as we walked past Sylph Falls, Bandit Falls and Gorge Falls, just to name a few. We traveled through the ancient old-growth forest of Douglas fir and enjoyed the beautiful mossy terrain. Our turn around point was at Rievely Pond hut when the sun came out for our lunch break.
The hike took us 5 hours…but the group wasn’t ready for the fun to stop so we went to Gibson Beach to check out the view and then off to Wildscoop for ice cream. We returned to Inland Lake Provincial Park campground by 5pm.