Mackenzie & Parsnip / Full trip pack
Morfee Falls
- Round trip
- 8 km
- Elevation gain
- Not established Cumulative ascent for this outing has not been established.
- Walking time
- Unconfirmed
- Difficulty
- Easy out-and-back
return from Morfee Mountain Road to the ordinary creekside viewpoint; calculated as twice the steward brochure’s 4 km one-way route
A branch from the Morfee Lake Perimeter Trail reaches a creekside view of Morfee Falls. The official walking endpoint is a view from the creek, while reaching the base involves additional hazardous crossings outside that maintained endpoint.
1. Getting there and parking
From the intersection of McIntyre Drive and Mackenzie Boulevard, travel north for 2.1 km and turn right onto Morfee Mountain Road. Continue 1.7 km to the second bridge. The May 2021 brochure identifies parking beside the bridge or at a pullout on the north side of the road about 200 m before it; park without obstructing the road or bridge. The perimeter trail starts on the right before the bridge. The lake campground is an alternative entrance with a different approach distance.
- From McIntyre Drive and Mackenzie Boulevard, travel north for 2.1 km and turn right onto Morfee Mountain Road.
- Continue 1.7 km to the second bridge. The walking trail leaves on the right before the bridge.
Parking: The May 2021 brochure identifies parking at the second bridge on Morfee Mountain Road, or a north-side pullout about 200 m before it.
2. Walking the route
Follow the packed-earth perimeter trail through cottonwoods and then climbing switchbacks. About 3 km from the road start, pass a branch to the narrows on the right and keep left. After a few hundred metres, keep left again at the falls junction; the right branch continues around the lake. The final approximately 800 m gains height on a draining hillside where wet ground and washouts are reported. Stop at the official creekside viewpoint, from which the falls are visible farther away, then reverse the approach. Going directly to the base requires repeated creek crossings on slippery rock in fast water and is not part of the ordinary walking route. The brochure’s 4 km one-way distance and unusually high printed gain are separate source claims; do not combine them with the full lake loop’s measurements.
- Follow the lake perimeter path through cottonwoods and up the switchbacks.
- At the branch toward the narrows, about 3 km from the road, keep left.
- A few hundred metres farther, keep left again at the falls junction; the right branch continues around the lake.
- Climb the final roughly 800 m to the creekside viewpoint. Wet ground and localized washouts are described on this hillside.
The return
Return by the same junctions to Morfee Mountain Road. Repeated creek crossings to stand at the base of the falls are outside the ordinary viewpoint hike.
3. Route map
Mapped named trail
© OpenStreetMap contributors. Route geometry is available under the Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0. · Line source · Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0 · Source-line database: https://hikingprincegeorge.com/data/osm-route-lines.geojson
Partial elevation profile
Partial elevation profile
This chart covers only part of the route. It does not establish the full hike or a return journey.
0.65 km along source section 1 of 1, in its mapped direction.
Approximate 90 m terrain model along this mapped section. Separate sections are not joined. This chart does not measure total trail ascent or establish current access; use the guide’s published outing measurements.
Copernicus GLO-90 terrain elevations via Open-Meteo (CC BY4.0); linework: Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0
Copernicus DEM 2021 GLO-90 via Open-Meteo. Linework source: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/81798587. Sampled and rounded for display.
Source: https://open-meteo.com/en/licence
Licence: CC BY4.0 elevation data; Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0 linework · https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Profile source checked: 2026-10-18
Published locations
Numbered points match the map. Use the role beside each point. A summit or park reference point is not a parking location.
| Place and role | Coordinates | Source and notes |
|---|---|---|
| Morfee Falls waterfall destination | 55.354880 -123.057790 | OSMnode916280646 names MorfeeFalls and classifies waterway=waterfall.
Waterfall point reached on foot, not the Morfee Mountain Road parking position. https://mapcarta.com/N916280646 |
5. Camping, facilities and seasons
Camping and tenting
Morfee Lake Campground is a separate nearby overnight option, not a campsite at the falls. The 2025 district guide lists 16 unserviced sites, first come first served, and asks visitors to register with Public Works; confirm current operating dates and stay rules.
Season and access
The creek can run especially strongly during spring melt. Winter images and trip reports do not establish a maintained winter route or safe crossing conditions.
Mobile service
The May 2021 MORATA brochure reports cell reception along this outing. This is a dated report, not a guarantee for every network or location.
Practical details checked 2026-10-17.
Measurement notes
May 2021 MORATA brochure labels elevation gain 750 m. This unusually high figure for the described route requires independent verification; retained as source claim, not silently changed to altitude.
Additional source maps
Your trip notes
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