Tenquille Cabin Booking

Check in is 3:00pm
Check out is 11:00am

Cabin Rules & What is Provided

Please help the PWA make the experience of staying at the Tenquille Cabin as comfortable and safe as possible.

General

• Please keep the cabin clean and tidy.
• Leave your muddy boots outside.
• Sign the journal – but do not deface the cabin by writing or carving on the walls, tables, etc.
• Welcome and make room for everyone who has a reservation for the cabin. Work together to have an enjoyable stay. At night, respect others who wish to sleep!
• Please chop/split firewood at the woodpile. DO NOT chop/split wood in the cabin or on the front porch – this will cause serious damage. Bring your own fire starting kit.
• Use the LED lighting system sparingly. Reduce electrical draw by turning off main floor, loft or outside lights when not needed.
• Close all windows and secure door when leaving cabin.

Wood Stove

• The wood stove is NOT to be used for cooking.
• Please minimize use of the stove to save firewood. Use only when necessary (wet or cold conditions). A brief fire will keep the well-insulated cabin warm for a long time. Too much fire will make the loft too hot to sleep. NO ALL DAY FIRES – please conserve the firewood!!
• Firewood is provided. It is recommended you bring a fire starting kit. To ensure the stove performs well, please burn only clean, dry wood. DO NOT burn building materials which are stacked near/under cabin.
• Gathering firewood in the immediate and surrounding areas is NOT permitted.
• A fire extinguisher has been provided for emergencies. Be sure the fire has burned out before leaving the cabin. DO NOT use water to put the fire out!
• Be careful when closing the stove door so that the glass on the stove door doesn’t break!
• Air for the fire and how fast it burns your wood is controlled by the lever (damper) below the door.

Lighting

• Solar LED, use sparingly and consider bringing a propane or LED lamp to preserve solar power. Best used for getting organized then switch to your LED or propane lantern.
• Reduce electrical draw by turning off main floor, loft or outside lights when not needed.
• Please do not rotate light fixtures as it damages wiring.

Kitchen

• Propane stoves are provided for cooking. Bring your own 1lb. ‘green’ propane canisters.
• Do not place stoves on birch counter top – use them on the two tables.
• Kitchen has cutlery, plates, pots and pans.
• Do not take any dishes, pots, cutlery outside. The kitchen supplies belong in the cabin and are to stay inside.
• Cooking outside over an open fire is NOT permitted.
• The sink drains into a bucket under the sink. Please do not let the bucket overflow. Dump gray water in designated area to the west of the cabin – look for the sign indicating the area for dumping gray water.
• Clean up before you leave. Pack out all of your garbage and 1lb ‘green propane canisters.
• Do not leave food in the cabin – it will only attract rodents. You packed it in, you must pack it out!

Loft

• No boots upstairs! Help us preserve the ladder and keep the sleeping area clean.

The Pemberton Wildlife Association (PWA) and many Pemberton community volunteers re-built the historic Tenquille Cabin in 2011. For the first decade, the cabin was self-managed by users and a group of dedicated volunteers from the PWA - cabin maintenance, installation of urine diverting toilets, countless hours of trail building and maintenance, building tent sites - are all the work of Pemberton volunteers. The PWA takes great pride in what the volunteers have built, as our guest please show appreciation for their hard work by respecting the Rec Site and Cabin, the surrounding area and those who share the cabin with you.

The Tenquille Cabin is a Special Place!

Please RESPECT the Cabin & Facilities Provided for You! Pack Out Everything You Packed In - Leave No Trace
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Branch 12 Trailhead Access

You need a 4x4 vehicle with good clearance to get to the Branch 12 trailhead. It takes approximately 1.5 hours to get to the trailhead from Pemberton.

• Drive through the town of Pemberton and travel west on the Pemberton Meadows Road

• Turn RIGHT onto Lillooet River Forest Service Road and cross the Lillooet River Bridge

• Zero your odometer at bridge, you will be on gravel from this point on

• Approximately 7km take the right hand turn (up) to the Hurley Main

• After about 13km look for the Hurley River/Tenquille Branch sign “Branch 12” and turn right

• Mainly 4×4 access beyond turnoff, distance to the trailhead is about 5km

• Some 2WD vehicles with good clearance can drive part way down Branch 12 and park in the designated parking area approximately 2km from turnoff. Past this point 4X4 vehicles are strongly recommended. The culverts have been removed, expect 48 water bars beyond this point. 4x4 with GOOD CLEARANCE is essential.

• DO NOT PARK BLOCKING THE ROAD. ENSURE FREE AND EASY ACCESS FOR ALL VEHICLES

• From the trail head: The trail leads northwest, swinging around the south side of Goat Peak, ascending the upper Wolverine Creek drainage where it meets the trail from the Lillooet River bridge. The grade of this trail is generally quite gentle, and the route offers views of the Pemberton Valley, Copper Dome and other mountain peaks. After hiking for approximately 5km, you’ll reach the meadows at Tenquille Pass before descending to Tenquille Lake.

Lillooet River Trailhead Access

• Drive through the town of Pemberton and travel west on the Pemberton Meadows Road

• Turn RIGHT onto the Lillooet River Forest Road and cross the Lillooet River Bridge

• Park at the Bridge and the Tenquille Lake Historic Trail trailhead is 75m off the small side road – DO NOT PARK ON OR BLOCK THIS ROAD!

• This trail ascends steep rocky terrain for the first few kilometers and then gradually follows the contour of the landscape until crossing Wolverine Creek

CANCELLATION POLICY

• You must have appropriate vehicles, equipment and driving skill for the roads. Refunds are not provided if guests are unable drive the roads. Do not reserve the cabin or tent sites if your vehicle is inadequate, improperly equipped or you do not have the necessary skills or experience to travel mountain roads.

• Guests are expected to be competent to hike, ski or snowshoe into the cabin or tent sites in rugged mountain terrain. Refunds are not provided if guests are unable to reach the cabin because of navigation error or fatigue or group dynamics.

• In winter, guests must be capable of backcountry navigation, breaking trail, avalanche assessment/avoidance and more. Do not reserve the cabin or tent sites if you or anyone in your party is novice, unprepared, physically unable, improperly equipped or inexperienced.

• NO exceptions will be made to our cancel/refund/no-show policy. Due to provincial policies, changes are NOT accepted to reservations. This includes, but not limited to: errors when making a reservation, campground evictions, inclement weather, air quality, personal reasons, medical reasons, vehicle problems, vacating your campsite early, etc.

• Reservations are Non-Transferable, and can NOT be offered for Resale or Resold at anytime. Reservations found being offered for resale or resold, will be rendered void and cancelled with no refund. At least one of the reservation holders must be on-site overnight for each day of the reservation. Picture ID may be required to keep your reservation valid. Reservations are not transferable. Reservation holder name(s) must be provided at the time of booking and cannot be added or changed later. Any reservation holders found to be transferring or selling their reservations to another party, risk their reservation being cancelled without a refund. If a guest can no longer use their reservation, they are encouraged to cancel it as soon as possible so that space can be made available for someone else.

Cancellation seven or more days prior

• A guest may request cancellation of a reservation up to seven (7) days prior to the first day of the reservation. Send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. stating your name, dates of reservation and the confirmation number, if possible. If the cancellation is authorized, an administration fee is charged of $10 or 10% of the amount, whichever is greater.

Cancellation less than seven days prior

• No refunds for cancellation less than seven days prior to the first day of the reservation
• There are no rescheduling of reservations
• There are no refunds given for hazardous conditions prior to or during the booking dates