Mount Griffin Park lies southwest of Three Valley Gap and partly surrounds Mount Griffin Ecological Reserve. BC Parks says the remote park protects ecosystems from valley-bottom wetlands to alpine and subalpine environments.
The park consists of three separate areas, with a small campsite at Caribou Lake and a Forest Recreation Site at Wap Lake just outside the southwest corner.
Mount Griffin is for visitors who want a rough-road, quieter Okanagan backcountry experience. The west side is reached from Yard Creek Forest Service Road, beginning at Yard Creek Park. The Caribou Lake trailhead is about 20 kilometres from Yard Creek Park, followed by a narrow three-kilometre trail to Caribou Lake.
The Wap Creek wetlands and Wap Lake are reached by Wap Creek Forest Service Road from the Trans-Canada Highway west of Three Valley Gap. BC Parks highlights Wap Lake, sedge and shrub wetlands, small ponds, sphagnum bogs, a meandering Wap Valley stream, and wildlife such as moose, beaver, black bear, grizzly bear, mountain caribou, and pine marten.
Hike or walk park trails, visit Caribou Lake, swim at Wap Lake, canoe or kayak where conditions allow, fish with the proper licence, cycle where permitted, hunt during open seasons, and watch wetland and high-elevation wildlife.
The Yard Creek route is rough and seldom used, and four-wheel drive with good clearance is recommended. Wap Creek Road conditions vary with weather. E-bikes are not allowed on trails, horses are permitted on roads only, and there are no horse trails.
