We did the Cream Lake hike on Vancouver Island in September, 2020. This turned out to be our favorite hike in all of Strathcona Provincial park. With 6 lakes along the route and alpine views throughout, we were struck by its beauty. The trail winds first through some old-growth forest, climbing over 500m in elevation. Before reaching Bedwell Lake, you will pass by Baby Bedwell Lake at km 4. This tiny lake has a campsite which overlooks the lake with Mt. Tom Taylor in the backdrop. From here, you continue along the east side of the lake for another 2 km until you arrive at Bedwell Lake (km 6). There is also a campsite at this lake, which is the ideal stop if you are heading to Cream Lake on the next day. Hiking the additional 6km to Cream Lake (km 12) is an absolute must as it has gorgeous views and passes incredible alpine wilderness. Cream Lake was the icing on the cake when we were able to take in the view from above. Overall, the Cream Lake hike took us just over 10 hours and was 25 kilometers. It was at our limits for a day hike, but you can also camp at Bedwell Lake or Baby Bedwell Lake to help break up the hike over multiple days if you would like.

Cream Lake is located in the Buttle Lake area and it is somewhat hard to get to the trailhead. You need to drive along a logging road with some bumps! We managed to drive with our low-clearance vehicle to the Cream Lake Trailhead, but we were close to not making it! So we definitely recommend driving a high-clearance vehicle.

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VIDEO CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
1:15 Baby Bedwell Lake
1:37 Bedwell Lake Viewpoint
2:26 Little Jim Lake
2:51 Cream Lake Viewpoint

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