Kokanee Glacier Cabin

Please note

Kokanee Cabin is subject to shoulder season closures.

Kokanee Glacier Cabin

Please note

Kokanee Cabin is subject to shoulder season closures.

Built 2002

Kokanee Glacier Cabin is easily our most well equipped hut with running water, flush toilets, showers, and electricity. Sitting mostly above 1,800 metres in elevation, the park has three glaciers – Kokanee, Caribou, and Woodbury – which feed over 30 lakes and are the headwaters of many creeks.

ACC huts in BC Provincial Parks (Kokanee Glacier Cabin, Conrad Kain Hut, Elk Lakes Cabin, Silver Spray Cabin, Woodbury Cabin, Robson Pass Hut) may be booked by ACC members and non-members up to 180 days in advance. Additional transaction fees will be applied to huts in BC Parks; see rates section below.

Kokanee Glacier Cabin Features

Family Friendly

Open All Year

Summer Features

Features

Summer adventure for the whole family

The Kokanee Glacier Cabin, on the shores of Kaslo lake in Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park, is ideally situated for summertime hiking and scrambling adventures. Kokanee Glacier Cabin offers an exciting backcountry adventure for the whole family. This is easily our most well equipped hut. In addition to all the dishes for cooking and dining that our guests have come to expect, there is electricity. That means there is a coffee maker and kettle. Guests supply their own basket filters and coffee.

Trail Access

Gibson Lake Trailhead: To get to the Gibson Lake trailhead, follow Highway 3A from Nelson for 19 km, up the Kokanee Creek Road which leads to Gibson Lake. From Gibson Lake hike past Kokanee Lake over Kokanee Pass and down to Kaslo Lake. The cabin is at the north end of the Kaslo lake, past the campground. Hiking distance is 8.5 kilometres with 400 metres elevation gain.

Note: Roads in the park may not be suitable for low-clearance vehicles. Park visitors are recommended to protect their vehicle with chicken wire to deter porcupines from chewing on rubber hoses and tires.

Rates

Member Rates

Standard $25

Non Member Rates

Standard $25

Family Rate - BC Parks Huts Only

Standard $50

Must CALL to book. Rates are set at time of booking. Rate includes two adults and two children (17 and under).

* Please note: A non-refundable $2 per person, per night, transaction fee will be added to all BC Provincial Parks hut bookings. (Winter bookings at Kokanee Cabin are exempt from the additional fee). There is also an additional $20 BC Parks non-resident fee per booking if you live outside British Columbia. Learn more about the fee.

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Winter Features

Ski Week Applications Closed

Ski Week applications for Kokanee Glacier Cabin are now closed. Ski Week applications open each spring for the following winter season. Please visit the Ski Weeks page for more information on ski weeks at ACC. To stay up to date on hut news and information, including Fair Access Bookings, please subscribe to the Hut Insider newsletter.

Features

Kokanee Ski Weeks

Ski Weeks at Kokanee Glacier Cabin are booked through Fair Access Bookings. It exists because demand exceeds available hut capacity. The ACC uses a randomized allocation process to distribute booking opportunities fairly.

Travelling in the Kokanee Glacier Park backcountry area in the winter is recommended only for advanced-intermediate and expert skiers with backcountry experience.

Rates include the whole hut booking, including return flights, 7 nights accommodation (Saturday travel days), and taxes. Travel days are Saturdays with departures from Nelson, BC. The Maximum hut capacity of Kokanee Glacier Cabin is 15.

The maximum weight for all items (other than people) is 100lbs per person. All baggage will be weighed and your group may be asked to leave gear behind if your group is over the weight limit. Your group will be charged for additional helicopter flights that are required due to excessive weight or bulk.

It is not permitted to operate an advertised commercial venture within Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park. Individuals may hire professional guides for their trips, but guides may not book and resell places at the hut.

How It Works

Ski Weeks at Kokanee Glacier Cabin are very popular and are booked through Fair Access Bookings, the ACC’s randomized booking allocation process for high-demand huts. View our Ski Weeks page for details and links to apply.

Trail Access

Kokanee Glacier Cabin is accessed by helicopter in the winter.

Ski Week Rates

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Location

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Amenities

Max Capacity: 20
Heat Source: Electric Heater
Light Source: Electric
Stove: Electric
Oven: Propane, Electric
Bedding: Mattress
Water Source: Running Water
Bathroom: Outhouse