Hidden Lake is a lovely alpine lake in Banff National Park. It is located about 9 km from the Fish Creek Trailhead near Lake Louise Ski Resort. A nearby backcountry campground provides the perfect base camp for a few days of scrambling.
We did this trip in August 2024. It was a great time of year to go, very little snow up high and warmer nights for sleeping. In the Canadian Rockies, at higher elevations, you can expect to wake up with frost on your tent in any month of the year. This trip we certainly did. But from mid-July to early September, you have the best chance of avoiding the frost and sleeping warm.
Read on for information about how to plan this trip, what to pack, what to eat and how to summit each of the three peaks we climbed.
Planning
Click the photo below to read a post with details about the campground, the hike in and how to plan and book the trip including passes and permits.
What’s in the pack?
Click here for a complete list of the backcountry camping and scrambling gear we packed for our Hidden Lake Expedition.
What do you eat out there?
Click here for nutritional guidelines and concepts for backcountry camping as well as a specific menu for a 4-day scrambling adventure.
