Mount Assiniboine Traverse accommodation · Checked October 2026

Where to stay from Howard Douglas Lake to Lake Magog

5 places · 2 with rooms, 3 camping, 1 with meals on the Howard Douglas Lake → Lake Magog section of the Mount Assiniboine Traverse, in Lake Magog, Og Lake, Porcupine. Phone and WhatsApp numbers are listed so you can book ahead.

Lake Magog

Lake Magog campground (BC Parks)

  • Camping

Main BC Parks campground with 40 tent pads on a bench above the west side of Lake Magog, 1.4 km off the line from the Naiset Huts junction; cook shelters, outhouses, food lockers and water taps (boil). Reservations required, $25 per adult per night; no fires; sites sell out fast on the 3-month rolling window.

Mount Assiniboine Lodge

  • Rooms
  • Restaurant
  • Meals
  • Café
  • Seasonal — call ahead

Historic 1928 backcountry lodge with rooms and cabins, all meals and guided hikes, 0.3 km before the Naiset Huts; summer season 20 June-1 October 2027, from $539 per person per night, with stays tied to the helicopter days. Summer 2027 is sold out (waitlist from 15 December 2026); campers and hut guests can buy afternoon tea, cake, beer and wine (cash) 4-5 pm on non-flight days.

Naiset Huts and Wonder Lodge cook shelter

  • Rooms
  • Seasonal — call ahead

Five rustic 1925 log huts for 5-8 people each (33 beds) with foam mattresses and wood stoves, at the start of the Wonder Pass trail; cooking is in the shared Wonder Lodge shelter with propane stoves and water. You book a whole hut through Assiniboine Lodge ($150-240 per hut per night plus $20 non-BC fee); summer 2027 bookings open 12 January 2027 and sell out within hours.

Og Lake

Og Lake campground (BC Parks)

  • Camping

BC Parks campground with 10 tent pads on the shore of Og Lake, 15.8 km after Howard Douglas Lake and 5.6 km before the Lake Magog core area, with a classic view of Mount Assiniboine. Reservations required (3-month rolling window); no fires, water from the lake.

Porcupine

Porcupine campground (BC Parks)

  • Camping

BC Parks campground with 10 tent pads below Citadel Pass, 7.6 km after Howard Douglas Lake (13.4 km from Sunshine), with an outhouse, food lockers and creek water. A common first night for hikers who start early; reservations are required, $25 per adult per night plus a $20 per trip non-BC-resident fee.

Checked online in October 2026. Places marked "not confirmed by the operator" are listed on OpenStreetMap or in guides but could not be checked on an official page. On the Mount Assiniboine Traverse you camp only at designated campgrounds with a reservation. Each has tent pads, an outhouse and bear-proof food lockers or poles; store all food and garbage there, and cook on a stove: fires are banned in the Lake Magog core area.

Walk Howard Douglas Lake to Lake Magog with Outest

The Mount Assiniboine Traverse route works offline in Outest, with these places on the map and a trail guide you can ask about water, weather and the next village.