Kinney Lake Lake

Website: https://bcparks.ca/mount-robson-park/

Admission: No admission fee. Provincial park camping permits may apply.

Kinney Lake is a glacially fed alpine lake on the Robson River within Mount Robson Provincial Park in British Columbia. The lake is noted for its clear, turquoise water and mountain reflections.

A relatively short walk from the road leads to the lake shore and campground area, making it a common rest point for hikers travelling the trails toward Mount Robson and Berg Lake. Canoeing and photography are common activities where permitted.

The lake was formed and fed by glacial melt and riverine sedimentation typical of the northern Canadian Rockies. It functions as part of the headwaters system that drains the slopes of Mount Robson.

Kinney Lake lies inside Mount Robson Provincial Park alongside the Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16) in northeastern British Columbia, within the broader Rocky Mountain landscape and accessible from the park’s main entrance areas.

• Accessibility: A short, well-graded trail from the highway delivers hikers to the lake shore, making it a popular half-day stop on routes into Mount Robson Provincial Park.

Kinney Lake is reached from the Berg Lake Trailhead at the Mount Robson Visitor Centre on Yellowhead Highway (BC-16), roughly a 20-30 minute drive east of Valemount, BC. From the trailhead it is approximately a 5.5 km hike along a well-marked trail (moderate difficulty) to the lake. There is no vehicle access directly to the lakeshore.

• Start the Berg Lake Trail before 8:00am to catch the lake's morning turquoise before hikers arrive and winds pick up.
• The lake sits only ~5.5 km from the Mount Robson trailhead - bring a light daypack if only visiting Kinney Lake and not attempting Berg Lake.
• Expect mosquitoes in late June-July; bring DEET or a permethrin-treated shirt.
• Leave no trace: the trail is heavily used and fragile; human graffiti on some trees is a sore point for local stewards.