A popular and easy-to-access hiking trail between Squamish and Whistler will remain disjointed for the 2024 summer season. Repairs are on the agenda, but there is no timeline for replacing key infrastructure.
The Brohm Lake Day Use park features a wooden bridge across the lake that allows walkers to make a complete loop of the lake, but the bridge has been closed since late 2023 by Recreation Sites and Trails BC due to rot. There is yet to be a timeline for reopening.
The government page for the park says the bridge is closed indefinitely. The park itself remains open, with only the loop trail affected.
“The Brohm Lake Trail bridge has been closed because it has degraded over time and is not currently safe for people to use,” said a spokesperson for the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy—which is the overarching ministry responsible for recreational sites and trails.
“The bridge will remain closed this season while an assessment to determine the scope of work is completed,” the spokesperson said. “While we are prioritizing the bridge repair, we do not currently have a timeline for its reopening.”
The spokesperson said the ministry understood the importance of the trail to visitors to the area and the Squamish community.
Brohm Lake is a popular park just north of Squamish on the way to Whistler, and its parking lot is regularly full over summer months.
The Brohm Lake Trail allows walkers to complete a 3.3 kilometre loop of the lake, and provides access to more trails to the south side of the park.
The trails can still be accessed; however, the bridge closure creates dead-ends on some trails. The entire park features 11 km worth of trails easily accessible from Highway 99. The spokesperson said that the ministry appreciated the community’s patience while Recreational Sites and Trails BC makes sure the bridge is safe to use. Updates on the trail will be posted to the Recreational Sites and Trails BC website.
