Baldy Lake campsites - Roosville, British Columbia - Free Campsites on Waymarking.com

Baldy Lake is a small sub-alpine lake in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia. Nestled in the Rocky Mountains,the lake can be reached by a moderate hike of approximately 5.5 kilometers (each way) which includes an elevation change of over 1000 feet. Most of the elevation change happens in the first 1.5 kilometers of the trail.

The trail is seldom used but is well maintained by the Kootenay Backcountry Horsemen. Expect to encounter snow on the trail - possibly too much snow if you visit early in the year (see online logs for BALDY LAKE REVEALED geocache. We visited the lake in early July and did encounter snow along the trail but it was passable.
The lake is rather shallow, which may be the reason it wasn't ice cold when we visited, and we enjoyed a quick swim in the lake.

There are two campsites on the lake. Neither are marked but both are obvious (complete with latrines). Upon reaching the lake, turn left to find the first campsite, or continue to the right to find the second site. The posted coordinates are for the first site. However, the photos are for both sites (you can tell which site is shown by the timestamp - photos at the second site are timestamped, while photos at the first site are not timestamped).

You can read more about the trail and the lake at these links
www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC1EDMM_baldy-lake-revealed (visit link)
www.trailpeak.com (visit link)
www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca (visit link)

Number of tent spaces: Two to Three Access to Campsite: On foot or horseback Special Features: Scenic Views and seclution (if the other site is vacant, it might be many kilometers to the nearest persons!)

Visit Instructions:
Post a photo of the free campsite (with or without your GPS) and relate your experience at the waymark location.

Recent Visits/Logs:

There are no logs for this waymark yet.