PARK AND CABIN INFORMATION

The Tetrahedron Provoncial Park cabins are now open!

Tetrahedron Provincial Park

(Dogs, swimming, biking, and motorized access are NOT allowed in the park. Please see the BC Parks Website for more information.)

DIRECTIONS:
  • at the main lights in Sechelt at Wharf and Hwy 101 head north on Wharf towards Porpoise Bay
  • turn right at the next intersection onto E Porpoise Bay Rd, which becomes Sechelt Inlet Rd, and continue for ~10 km
  • just past the bridge over Gray Creek turn right onto the Sechelt-Gray Forest Service Road (also known as Gray Creek FSR)
  • after ~1 km take the left fork and keep to the main road
  • you will cross a bridge at ~7 km and reach the lower parking lot - with info kiosk and outhouse - at 11 km 
  • in summer you can continue 1+ km further to the upper parking lot, but the road is rough and requires 4WD or AWD and good clearance to get through ditches
Park Trails - Elevations, Distances, Travel Times
Distances and times are approximate, and will vary with conditions, gear, etc. Know your abilities and plan accordingly. Winter routes may be shorter if lakes are frozen, but use caution when crossing. 
​Check out the MAPS PAGE and a Google Earth package with GPS info from www.jason-ward.com/parks/tetrahedron/
  • lower (winter) parking lot - 820 m (2690 ft)
  • upper (4wd summer) parking lot - 940 m (3084 ft)
  • Batchelor cabin - 1010 m (3314 ft)
  • Edwards cabin - 1130 m (3707 ft)
  • McNair cabin - 975 m (3199 ft)
  • Mt. Steele cabin - 1500 m (4921 ft)

Parking lot to Batchelor Cabin:
2.5 km, summer 45 min – 1.25 hrs, winter 1 – 2 hrs
Batchelor Cabin coordinates:
49.59264, -123.65441     49:35:33, -123:39:16   10U 452705 5493545

Parking lot to Edwards Cabin:
4.5 km, summer 1.5 - 2 hrs, winter 2.5 – 3 hrs
Edwards cabin coordinates:
49.59450, -123.62364     49:35:40, -123:37:25   10U 454931 5493733

Edwards Cabin to Mt. Steele Cabin:
3 km, summer 1.5 - 2 hrs, winter 2 – 3 hrs
Mt. Steele Cabin coordinates:
49.60907, -123.60884     49:36:33, -123:36:32   10U 456013 5495345

Edwards Cabin – McNair Cabin:
5 km, summer 1.5 – 2 hrs, winter 2 – 3 hrs
McNair Cabin coordinates:
49.57777, -123.58892     49:34:40, -123:35:20   10U 457425 5491854

(With thanks to Bivouac.com for elevation and coordinates data.)

Cabins
The four cabins were built to accommodate 12, are always open, and are NOT reservable. On weekends and especially during holidays in the winter they are often VERY busy, but the summer sees fewer overnight visitors. They are located at Batchelor Lake, above Edwards Lake, between McNair and Chapman Lakes, and below the summit of Mt. Steele (see our MAPS PAGE).

Each cabin has:
  • a table and bench seating for 12
  • a sleeping loft upstairs
  • ​10-12 mattress pads
  • a wood stove and firewood, tools
  • a snow-melting pot
  • sinks for dishwashing
  • greywater buckets
  • an outhouse

You must bring:
  • all your sleeping gear
  • food equipment (stove, dishes, cutlery)
  • toilet paper
  • fire starter (newspaper and matches/lighter)
  • water purifying system if you don't intend to boil your water

Consider bringing:
  • cloths or disposable/burnable towels to wipe counters and clean dishes
  • dish detergent
  • an extra bag or two to pack out garbage left behind by people less conscientious than you

Drinking water can be collected from creeks or lakes near all cabins most of the year. In the winter those creeks may be running but if not snow can be melted on the wood stove and boiled on your personal cooking stove. All water should be treated by chemicals or heat.

Cabin Fees and Payment Options

(more info: Membership & Cabin Payments)
Cabin fees are:
$15/person/night and $30/family/night for non-members
$10/person/night and $25/family/night for members.
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These fees help offset the club's costs of providing firewood for the stoves, cabin maintenance and upgrades, and snow plowing of the access road.  BC Parks does NOT provide firewood, cabin maintenance, or snow plowing of the access road. 

Please pay your fee by:
  • by eTransfer to:
        tetoutdoor(at)gmail.com
  • drop off cash/cheque to:
        TOC box at Trail Bay Source for Sports in                Sechelt
  • mailing a cheque to:  
            Tetrahedron Outdoor Club
            Box 545 Gibsons, BC  V0N 1V0
  • mailing payment in one of the envelopes provided in the cabins or at the parking lot
  • using the Pay Now button (coming soon) on our Membership & Cabin Payments page
The club has been gifted with a custom Google Earth package. Included is the driving route to the trailhead, all summer and winter routes and cabin locations in the park, a bird's eye tour option, and elevation profile feature. And there are detailed instructions on how to install and use the package in Google Earth. This was put together by former Gibsons resident and Tetrahedron backcountry lover Jason Ward. If you don't have Google Earth he provides the link, or you can use a scaled-down version of the map he created on his website www.jason-ward.com/parks/tetrahedron/.