white pine beach (sasamat lake)

sasamat lake is really beautiful and peaceful lake especially during spring and fall!! during the summer this lake is so warm that families come with children for swimming and picnic!!!! the beach is very nice has a lot of picnic tables! lake is very pictures!!! you can do easy hike around the lake! you will enjoy it! bring your camera! dog friendly!

Sasamat Lake is located in Belcarra Regional Park, a wonderful wooded preserve area which appears to cross the communities of Port Moody, Belcarra and Anmore. You can access it from Port Moody via Ioco Road to First Avenue. The route is well marked, and perhaps 15 minutes drive time from Old Port Moody downtown. Belcarra Regional Park and parking are Free.BEACH: White Pine Beach is a nice little spot that locals tell me can become a real zoo on a weekend in the summer, but for our February visit, the visitors were no problem and parking was easy. If parking is difficult, the beach will be packed, and I would avoid it. Weekdays and Off-Season seem to be your best bet unless you enjoy the crowds.I rate White Pine Beach as Average to Very Good.TRAIL: The Sasamat Lake Loop is a wonderful 3.2km (2 miles) of very well maintained trail around the lake. This is a very easy trail, but does have some stairs that would make strollers or wheelchairs pretty challenging. Most of the trail is in moderately dense forest, there are washrooms on either side of the lake, and I don't recall any water fountains. So, go prepared. The trail was peaceful and beautiful for walking (a bit of minimal traffic noise from nearby roadways), we saw happy families with children from babies to teens, it seems a great place for dogs on the trail or in the water, and a local couple was fishing for rainbow trout from the floating bridge. Bicycles are not allowed on the Loop. You can access a map of the Park at http://www.belcarra.ca/Belcarra_Regional_Park_Map.pdf I rate this trail area as Excellent for a picnic and/or easy morning/afternoon walk, not far from the city.Belcarra Regional Park is much much larger than just Sasamat Lake, with several trails, picnic parks and much more. I will leave that to a different review. But if you want a getaway, I would strongly encourage you to stay away... if I am in the area, I like my peace and quiet. Otherwise, visit and enjoy.

This is a great swimming lake in the middle of forests with white sandy beaches. Yu feel like you are miles from civilization but it is only minutes away.

Mid-week this is a great place to walk a dog. Lots of parking. Peaceful. Nice way to start the day or week. Fishing available on the bridge for those who like a challenge.

I highly recommend this lake for either a terrific swim or a nice hike around the lake. Very scenic. Weekends are always crowded so try to visit on a weekday if you can

This is an amazing location to visit that is so close to Vancouver. The beautiful lake and mountain views are spectacular. Great location for a family picnic. Clean washrooms on site contribute to the experience.

I have been to this lake / beach last summer. It is amazing sandy beach with relatively warm water great for swimming. It is quite busy over the hot weekend in summer time though.

This lake is amazing! But sooooooooooo busy during the summer months that we now avoid it during the weekends. If you want to get parking on a weekend in the summer good luck! You need to be there basically at the crack of dawn if you want parking within the park. Otherwise you will be on the street and walking for awhile or you can park behind the lake and walk in that way. The cops are usually there during the peak times as there tends to be people bringing in booze and drinking out on the lake. But the water is warm and the lake is small enough you can swim across if your a swimmer. The lake is beautiful during the off season. It's tucked away in the trees and very peaceful to walk around. But be warned if you are going on a warm summer weekend you will be in a massive crowd of people and fighting for parking!

Do NOT visit on a weekend, especially not on a long weekend... Other than those crowded times, it is a nice beach to play in the sand and in the relatively warm (and shallow) water. You can also hike the very nice, shaded and flat trail on the border between the water and the forest to the floating bridge (maybe 20 min walk, one way). We hiked all the way around the lake several times, It is a relatively flat terrain for an outdoor workout. The most beautiful section is between white pine beach and the bridge.

We went around the trail in about 1.5 hours with flip flops, so it's definitely an easy hike for people of all fitness levels.

I enjoyed everything about this lake - so pretty. There is a walking trail that loops around the lake called the Sasamat loop trail. It is really nice to see the lake from all angles.

This place was a quick break after a shoping day and we just love it for the souroundings and warm water.It was a beautiful swiming experience because of that but also for the sandy beach. very quiet and clean, safe for children, good facilities. Just perfect for a hot afternoon.

Lake Water, and man made sandy beach - what more can you ask for?This beach is only 45 mins-1 hour out from East Vancouver so it's an easier drive than Harrison or Cultus. The parking lot fills up around 10 am so if you really want to be able to park closer to the beach you need to arrive at like 8 am which is kind of annoying, the lot isn't that big and there's only one designated parking lot so if it fills up they close the gates and you end up parking along the road leading up to the parking lot and the walk is about 1.8 - 2 km into the beach. There's a trail on the left hand side that takes you to the main beaches but it's about 15 minute walk along the lake - plus side it has trees and shade so on a hot day it kind of helps make the walk a little more pleasant.There are two beaches, the first one is smaller and doesn't have a concession - this one seemed to be filled with more children and families. If you keep walking past the public washroom you will end up at the larger beach where there is concession and two levels (the sandy beach and the gravel area) and there are picnic tables you can set up at if you plan to bbq or want to sit. This larger beach looked like there were less kids and more adults.The water is very warm relative to other lakes (buntzen) and with all the people it warms up as the sun moves right above you. Washrooms are well maintained and there is a drinking fountain right outside the washroom so bring a water bottle so you can stay hydrated.

This is a beautiful beach in the summer and the water is warm. The beach is at Sasamat Lake - a small lake near Port Moody. There are trails around the area for walks and hiking.The parking lot fills up early and they close the gates so come early on nice days, especially on weekends. There is a transit bus that has a stop at the beach. It is TransLink bus route 150 - White Pine Beach which leaves from Coquitlam station.

Crowds in early summer months are going to be busy between 11 - 3pm..the water is really warm you can swim across it or just float around in a canoe or floaty thing. You can hike around the lake if you wish or fish for some small trout. If you get there at peak times be prepared to hike in a ways!