Lodge Transportation Options

Summer
Primary access is via helicopter or self-drive to Callaghan Lake Provincial Park, and then hike in the remaining 4.5 km.  The last 8km of the drive is on an unmaintained Forest Service Road. The road is quite rough; vehicles with good clearance and 4WD are recommended.

Getting to Whistler

From the Vancouver International Airport, it is a 120km (75 Mile) drive to Whistler along the scenic Sea to Sky Highway (Hwy 99). It takes approximately 2.5 hours from the airport to reach the Callaghan Country staging area by ground, or about 30 minutes by air.

• Transportation providers from Vancouver Airport
  

Driving Directions to Whistler

The Callaghan Country staging area is about a 4 to 5-hour drive from Seattle. The trip to from Seattle to Vancouver takes about 3 hours. From Vancouver, the drive takes about 1.5 – 2 hours, depending on road and traffic conditions. It is about 340km or 215 miles from Seattle to Whistler.

1. Follow I-5 north to Canada-U.S. border. (160km/100 miles)
2. Once in Canada, I-5 turns into Highway 99. Follow Hwy. 99 north over the Oak Street Bridge. (50 km/30 mi.) Highway 99 becomes 99/Oak Street.
3. Turn left onto West 41st Avenue. (1 km/0.5 mi.)
4. Turn right onto Granville Street. Follow Granville over the Granville Street Bridge into downtown Vancouver. (15 km/9 mi.) Take Seymour Street exit off Bridge.
5. Follow Seymour Street, turn left on Georgia Street.
6. Follow Georgia Street through downtown Vancouver.
7. Georgia Street becomes the Stanley Park Causeway and will take you over the Lions Gate Bridge. (3 km/2 mi.)
8. Follow the signs to West Vancouver off the Lions Gate Bridge. Continue west on Marine Drive. (0.5 km/0.25 mi.)
9. Turn right onto Taylor Way.
10. Continue up hill and turn left onto Highway 1 West.
11. Follow the signs onto the scenic Sea to Sky highway, #99.
12. Follow Highway 99 to the Callaghan Valley access road turn off. (110 km/70 miles)

Approaching Whistler
As you approach Whistler, you will drive over an overpass above railroad tracks. Just past this overpass you will pass a Provincial Park called Brandywine Falls.

1. A couple of minutes past this park, you will see a blue "Recreation Area" sign followed by another sign announcing the Nordic venue for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
2. Turn left here and follow the Callaghan Valley Access Road for about 8.5km (it should be plowed and easy enough to navigate in a 2WD car).
3. Immediately before entering Whistler Olympic Park, you will see our banner on the left. Turn left and cross over a small bridge. You will see the driveway into our staging area on the left, just after the bridge. We will meet you here!

Be sure to follow posted speed limits (80kph/50mph for most of Highway 99). There are lots of police on the road, and it is very twisty and turny. It's a beautiful drive, but be careful!

NOTE: Whistler is in the heart of the Coast Mountain Range, and we are famous for our winter storms and abundant snowfalls. While this powder is what makes the skiing here so incredible, it can create difficult driving conditions on Highway 99. Please be sure that the vehicle you are traveling in is equipped with good winter (snow) tires, and be sure to carry chains.

Highway 99 (Sea to Sky Highway)
For information on road conditions, please check out the following links:

• Highway 99 Road Conditions update

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