Located alongside the Inexperienced River, Nairn Falls is a well-liked vacation spot between Whistler and Pemberton, British Columbia, notable for its frothy, multi-tiered drop by way of a slender gorge. Nairn Falls Provincial Park is definitely accessible from the Sea to Sky Freeway (Route 99), although the parking space fills early on busy weekends. The stroll is brief and simple, paralleling the river earlier than climbing to a pair of viewpoints overlooking the double-drop falls. In an space the place a lot of the mountain climbing choices are prolonged and strenuous, that is an exception.
The hike
Nairn Falls Provincial Park is a modest, 400-acre park with a big campground and entry to the Inexperienced River, which types an angular and scenic canyon above the city of Pemberton, British Columbia. The primary parking space is located simply off Route 99 (a.okay.a. Sea to Sky Freeway), a couple of 25-minute drive from Whistler.
From the day use parking space, discover a clearly-marked paved path main previous a set of restrooms to the canyon rim, with partly-obscured views right down to the huge and milky Inexperienced River. The route is about under the heights of Mount Currie (8,501’), seen above to the south. Keep proper because the path turns from pavement to dust, descending mildly whereas paralleling the river under. After round 1/2 mile, the canyon narrows and a spur leads right down to the left for shore entry.
The primary path continues straight, arising and down briefly amid the forest of firs, hemlocks, and spruce. Then, simply earlier than the point of view, there’s a steeper uphill, culminating at a slickrock part, fenced in for security. Listening to the roar of the falls, head first to the decrease viewpoint, which gives a take a look at the underside half of Nairn Falls, dropping out of a slender channel right into a plunge pool.
Then try the higher viewpoint, accessed by means of a modest staircase, ending at an elevated platform. Right here guests can peer into the superior, winding gorge, the place the water drops greater than 50 toes, then programs round a hairpin bend. The frothy river is picturesque and the waterfall distinctive for its setting in a skinny, sculpted chasm. A take a look at the falls makes up for the considerably ugly view of the facility traces overhead.
When prepared, return the way in which you got here on the delicate entry path, capping off a 1.6-mile out-and-back.
