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Sea to Sky Camping Road Trip: Vancouver to Pemberton
A Highway 99 camping road trip from Vancouver to Pemberton: where to camp at Porteau Cove, Alice Lake, and Joffre Lakes, and how to book it.
By CampPing
Updated June 10, 2026 · British Columbia
The Sea to Sky Highway (Highway 99) from Vancouver to Pemberton packs ocean, forest, and alpine into a few hours of driving. It also strings together some of the best campgrounds in the province. Here is a simple three-stop road trip you can stretch over a long weekend or a full week.
One planning tip: book the hardest stop first. Joffre Lakes has the fewest sites, so lock it in (or set an alert) and build the rest of the trip around it.
The route
Stop 1 · ~45 minutes from Vancouver
Porteau Cove
Start with a night of oceanfront camping on Howe Sound. Small and exposed, but the views and the easy drive make it a perfect first stop.
Read the Porteau Cove guide →Stop 2 · ~30 minutes north, past Squamish
Alice Lake
Swap salt water for warm swimming lakes. Showers, powered sites, and the Four Lakes Trail make this the most comfortable base of the trip and a great spot to spend two nights.
Read the Alice Lake guide →Stop 3 · ~1.5 hours north, past Pemberton
Joffre Lakes
Finish with a bucket-list night beside a turquoise glacier lake. It is backcountry with only 26 tent pads, so plan this stop first and build the trip around it.
Read the Joffre Lakes guide →Book the trip, even when it looks full
Stringing several popular campgrounds together is hard when each one sells out. Set a CampPing alert for each stop and we'll ping you the moment a matching spot frees up, so you can piece the route together one cancellation at a time. Free email alerts, no credit card.
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