There is better information available now for hiking in Mt. Revelstoke National Park (website).    When we first hiked there, maps and directions were not readily available, so we just hiked all the trails and got to know the routes.     From the first time in the park, we enjoyed the Meadows in the Sky Trail over to Miller and Eva Lake, and the climb up into Jade Pass.    We have done this route quite a few times.

We have hiked these trails quite a few times and we enjoy every return visit.  Although there are a number of trails on the way up and some loops on the meadows, the best hike is really from the top of the mountain road up to Jade Pass.

Drive all the way to the top once the road is snow free.   July is best month to take in the wildflower display in the meadows, but August and September are also a good time to avoid the bugs in the aftermath of wet meadow hatches.   Follow the main trail towards Eva and Miller Lake.   Both lakes are nice side trips if you have time.   You will be hiking above Miller Lake to continue on and this last section is the steepest part.   In July there may still be snow near the top.   As you crest the pass, there are wide views in every direction.   The trail continues on, but down to the Jade Lakes.   This is a good choice if you are camping overnight, but if you are on a dayhike, the top of the pass is a good turn-around point.

The best viewpoints are over at Eva Lake looking across the lake to Mount Williamson or in Jade Pass looking down at Miller Lake or east to Jade Lakes.   If you come for the flower show in July, you will want to stop just to appreciate the subtleties of the alpine meadows.

The high ridges are all rock and ice and the main trail below is all lakes and meadows.   A special combination.   Mount Revelstoke is worth a full-day of hiking.   Put it on your TBD list for this summer.

The header image is an oil painting by Robert-Sean Davies called Meadows in the Sky.