The wildlife at lower elevations includes scores of red squirrels and snowshoe hares. The area surrounding the Elk Lakes is a mature old growth forest and includes dead snags that provide excellent habitat for cavity dwelling birds and small mammals. The meadows are alive with scrub birch, cinque foil, Saskatoon berry and gooseberry, while alpine flowers such as fireweed, castilleja, blue violet, elephant’s head and giant ragwort splash the area with vivid displays of colour.įlowers, trees, and shrubs are part of the park’s natural heritage, please do not damage or remove them. Yellow violets, foam flowers and bunchberries add a touch of colour. At lower elevations alpine fir, Engleman spruce and lodgepole pine predominate, interspersed with juniper, twinberry, false azalea, white rhododendron, and buffalo berry. Visitors are reminded to use provided caches for food and garbage storage and to keep a clean camp. Public communications are not available at this park.Drive with extreme caution and for your safety, always yield to industrial traffic. Loaded logging trucks and other industrial traffic may be encountered while accessing this park.Only experienced climbers practiced in crevasse rescue and properly roped, should venture onto snowfields and glaciers. For overnight trips a sleeping bag, ground pad, waterproof tent or bivouac bag and lightweight stove are essential. Weather conditions can change suddenly in this area and lightning storms with hail and snow are common in summer. All park visitors should wear strong waterproofed, lug-soled boots and carry a daypack with raingear, extra warm clothing, and food.Bring your own drinking water, as potable water is not available in the park.All arrangements for supplies and transportation must be made beforehand. Persons visiting Elk Lakes Park are reminded that the park is a wilderness area, without supplies or equipment of any kind.
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