This scenic group is separated from the Goat Group to the north by Seaton Creek and Kaslo River. Slocan Lake and Slocan River bound it on the west and Kootenay Lake on the east. The West Arm of Kootenay Lake delimits the group on the south.

The highest point in the group, Cond Peak, rises 2260 meters above Kootenay Lake, but despite the great relative elevation the Kokanee is a gentle place in good weather, with sparse upland forests and many easy summits, especially along the highest ridge, the southwest retaining wall of Kokanee Glacier. Here, the summits of the ridge rise only a few meters above the top of the glacier. Most of the high peaks are within Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park.

In its serene appearance, the uplift which supports Kokanee Glacier is very massive. It intercepts storm winds effectively, and this accounts for the presence of the relatively large glacier, which offers skiing during the summer. The area has more to offer; valley and treeline hiking trails, many lakes, rock climbing on granite and old lead-zinc-silver mining dumps.

Most of the first ascents in the group were by prospectors in the late 1800s, and were never recorded. When the Spokane Mountaineers held their 1937 camp here, they found a record only on Cond Peak, dating to 1925.

Maps – 82F/11 Kokanee Peak, 82F/14 Slocan and 82F/15 Kaslo, 82F/10 Crawford Bay; B. C. Forests brochure,

Access
Access roads approach the park from several directions; there are also roads to points outside the park. From the ends of the roads, trails extend inward, those from the north, west and south intersecting near Kaslo Lake.
The park is one of the few places in the Columbia Mountains that has maintained trails.

Cabins and Regulations
The Slocan Chief Cabin (very old) is no longer available for overnight use. The   newish Kokanee Glacier Cabin administered by the Alpine Club of Canada is located at the north end of Kaslo Lake, not far from the Slocan Chief Cabin. It sleeps twenty people, fifteen in winter. Start at Gibson Lake (road), follow the trail north past Kokanee Lake, over Kokanee Pass to Kaslo Lake. It is administered by the Alpine Club of Canada and fees are charged for use. The Kalmia campground (a charge, the park rate) is nearby; bring a stove.
The Silver Spray Cabin, accessed via Woodbury Creek’, handles ten people (cookware and dishes, propane stove and foam pads are provided). The Woodbury Cabin, at the head of Woodbury Creek near Wolf Cascade, holds up to eight persons. (propane stove, foam pads provided. Cookware and dishes may or may not be provided). There is a charge per person per night in both cabins (Internet). It is best bring a stove if the cabin propane has been exhausted, also a tent if the cabin is overcrowded. Wood is in very short supply and should be used sparingly. Both cabins are closed in winter.
Parks Canada requires all overnight users to purchase a Wilderness Pass.
A website for the B. C. Parks is www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/ (B. C. Prov. Parks) www.backroadmapbooks.com (trails, roads, etc.).

Dogs (pets) and bikes are not allowed in the park. Outside the park, as inside, do not bring dogs. Dogs infuriate bears and tend to bring the angry bear back with them. No cutting or collecting of firewood is allowed, and fires are prohibited (except in designated areas where wood is provided). Bring a portable stove for cooking. In the areas of Gibson Lake (day use shelter only), Kokanee Lake, Kaslo Lake (camp out if the cabin is full) and Tanal Lake (southern Kokanee Park), camp only on constructed tent pads, and stay on trails here.
Where there are no facilities, hike and camp in a manner which minimizes impact on vegetation and wildlife.

Porcupines. An odd hazard in these mountains, the Valhallas and other locations is porcupines. Despite lack of nourishment, they persist in chewing tires until greeted by a blast of compressed air and also appear to delight in sipping brake fluid by chewing brake lines, to which some hair-raising auto descents attest. Surrounding a car with chicken wire is sure fire protection against these pestiferous pincushions, but malodorous sprays are of dubious help.

Some trails beyond the eastern border of Kokanee Park, such as those to Wheeler and Fletcher Lakes, are in grizzly bear country and should not be visited. These trails are allowed to be overgrown.
The major roads are described below, clockwise.

Kokanee Creek:
From Nelson orange bridge: 19.1 km (11.9 miles) east on Highway 3A.
From the Balfour Ferry: 11.7 km (7.3 miles) east on Highway 3A.
0.0 Turn north on a marked road up Kokanee Creek – a good, sometimes steep, gravel road goes 15 km to Gibson Lake.
6.8 km Trail up west fork of Kokanee Creek.
15km. Park Gibson Lake.
Trail: Kokanee Glacier trail leads to Kokanee Lake and Kokanee Glacier. High summits (Mount Cond, Esmeralda Peak, Kokanee Peak) are accessible from the unmarked Esmeralda Trail that branches from the high point and leads to the Keyhole just north of Esmeralda Peak. From Kokanee Lake (about 4 km), the trail continues over Kokanee Pass to the trail junction at Kaslo Lake and to the Slocan Chief Cabin and other points.

Distances Along Highway 6 (north to south).
0.0 Silverton Creek (bridge), Silverton (logging road), south of New Denver
11.7km Enterprise Creek logging road
27.2km Slocan City (N entrance; sign, Drinnon Pass Rd.)
28.2km Slocan City (S entrance)
34.6km Lemon Creek logging road
46.5km Winlaw
58.2km Passmore, transformer station; road to Koch Creek, Hoder Creek (Drinnon Pass) 73.5km Junction, Highway 6 and Highway 3A, west of Nelson

Lemon Creek
From Silverton: 34.6 km (21.5 miles) south
From Playmor Junction (Hwy 6 and 3A between Castlegar and Nelson): Drive 38.9 km (24.2 miles) north.
0.0 Drive the Lemon Creek Forest Service Road (just south of Lemon Creek) east up the valley.
4.7 km (2.9 miles) bear right and complete a reverse S curve. Then the road rises to about 150m above the south side of Lemon Creek, and descends to much nearer the creek the rest of the way to the trail, always on the S side for 16 km. (At the end, if you cross Lemon Creek on a bridge, you have gone too far.)
16km Park. TH Lemon Creek Trail. Nilsik Creek Trail at 2.4km (hard to follow). Sapphire Lakes 9.6km and Kaslo Lake 3.2km more over Lemon Pass. 

Enterprise Creek
From Slocan City: 15.5 km (9.6 miles) north on Highway 6, turn right on Enterprise Creek Forest Service Road on the north bank of Enterprise Creek,, or
From Silverton: 11.7 km (7.3 miles) south, turn left (east) onto the Enterprise Creek FSR.
0.0 Start east on Enterprise Ck Rd. Marked by a BC Parks sign: (KOKANEE GLACIER) ENTERPRISE CREEK 14. Pavement ends. At 7.9km, bear left.
12.2km Fork left onto the narrower road. Right crosses the creek.
12.3 km (7.6 miles) Park. The road continues but is overgrown and beautifully mossy. Road washed out at Kokanee Park boundary, a few hundred meters short of the Blue Grouse Basin trail that goes left up Paupo Creek.
0.0 Enterprise Creek Trail (initially an old road) continues on its north side
1.6 km (1 mile) and cross a bridge to the south side. Beyond Paupo Creek, the trail is mostly on the south side of Enterprise Creek, but it crosses again before Tanal Lake. It reaches Tanal Lake and goes over Enterprise Pass to Kaslo Lake, the Slocan Chief Cabin and other points. This trail is particularly isolated and forested.

Silverton Creek FSR. Begins in the town of Silverton. One hundred meters south of the bridge, turn east on Fourth Street. At 200 meters, go left (north) on Alpha Street. Where the pavement ends (0.3 km) curve right on Four Mile Creek road above Silverton Creek. It extends 16.4 km (10.2 miles) to below Mount Heyland, Long Mountain and Titei Mountain (high clearance, four wheel drive).
A southern branch goes up Fennel Creek (9 km, 5.6 miles) toward Paupo Mountain and another up Maurier Creek (7.3 km, 4.5 miles) toward Mount Aylwin. Both roads are north of the park.

Sandon, Cody and Mount Carlyle
From New Denver: 8.4 km (5.2 miles) east on Highway 31A
From Kaslo (Junction of Highways 31 and 31A at Kaslo): 38.1 km (23.7 miles) west on Hwy 31A
0.0 Start south on Sandon Road
7.0km Junction. Right is Idaho Lookout Rd. Left is Carpenter Ck. FSR. At Cody continue straight for Mt Carlyle. This area is north of the park. 

Keen Creek Rd. Closed at km 15.
From New Denver: Drive east on Hwy 31A 40.1 km (24.9 miles). Zero odometer.
From Kaslo (Junction of Highways 31 and 31A): Drive northwest 6.5 km (4 miles).
0.0 Highway 31A. Start southwest on a gravel Keen Creek Road.
4.6km Nashton Road (left), just before km 5 sign.
6.5km Old road goes right, down; (to Mt. Carlyle, Flint Lakes).
7.4km (4.6 miles) Ben Hur FSR (to Mount Chipman) left just beyond big mine dump pile, km 8 sign. High clearance, four wheel drive, low range.
11.0km Lake Creek bridge; km l2 sign beyond
11.6km Klawala Creek trail, BCFS road
11.7km (7.3 miles). Long Creek Rd right. (to Mount Heyland & south Mount Carlyle). The bridge is undrivable, but may be OK for hikers.
13.2km Kyawats Creek bridge
13.3km New road goes left and up
14.8km Old road goes sharply back, up and left. No turnaround.
14.9km Park boundary.
15km Road closed due to washout (2002). Desmond Creek bridge (unsigned)
15.8 Washout. Trail up Sturgis Creek is an old road just before the washout. This is one way to access the Woodbury-Silverspray area. If passable road would be high clearance but must be getting overgrown. Get to the miilsite by bicycle.
24km (15 miles). Joker Millsite. End of road. Park your bicycle.
Joker Lakes Trail: 5kms past waterfall. Very scenic. Bears. Sawtooth Ridge to left, Kokanee Glacier and Giant’s Kneecap to right. Trail continues to Coffee Pass.
Slocan Chief Cabin Trail. 5kms. Steep. Closed late in summer and early fall because of grizzly bears. Continues to Kaslo Lake and Kokanee Glacier cabin. 

When one passes through Lemon Pass, Kokanee Pass, Coffee Pass or Enterprise Pass t the centre of Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park, one enters the drainage of Keen Creek. It then flows north-northeast to the Kaslo River and then to the north arm of Kootenay Lake.

Woodbury Creek FSR (high clearance, 4WD)
From Balfour (ferry): Drive 23.5 km (14.6 miles) north on Hwy 31 and turn left. Zero odometer.
From Kaslo (Esso station): Drive 10.2 km (6.3 miles) south on Hwy 31 and turn right. Zero odometer.
0.0 Start on the Fletcher Creek FSR, signed “Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park”. The old south road access is very rough.
1.1km Go left for Woodbury. (right ascends the unmaintained Fletcher Lake Trail (not recommended due to high concentration of grizzly bears.
2.4 km (1.5 miles) The old road comes in from the south. Go right, then bear left. 7.4km, cross a bridge.
11.8km (7.3mi) Just after crossing a stream, at the height of the road, a branch goes up and left to Sunset Lake and  Pontiac Peak 1296m (4250′). This is the trailhead as this road was washed out in 1998 and can’t be driven. Descend steeply on the narrow, overgrown and eroded road. Takes 20 minutes to walk so can park here.
13.4km Park 1341m (4400′). The last two km require four wheel drive.
Woodbury Cabin Trail 8kms.
Silver Spray Trail: A steep old miner’s trail – 6.4 kilometres. The Silver Spray Cabin is now closed in winter. 

Coffee Creek FSR The road was badly washed out in 2000. The trail is no longer maintained, is overgrown and difficult to follow. But there are two ways to bypass the washout – see below. The importance of this is that Keen Creek, the other access to Joker Lakes, is also washed out.
From Balfour (ferry): 10km north on Hwy 31.
From Kaslo: 25.7km south.
0.0 Turn west on the gravel road at the Coffee Creek bridge (high clearance, 4WD). Crosses the creek three times.
11.2km Park MoF.
Trail: Climb steeply 150m to the signed trail, an old logging road. At 5.6km, go through slide alder. Aim for cascade. At head of valley and at the toe of Kokanee Glacier, ascend right up the lateral moraine to Coffee Pass, that leads to Joker Lakes.
**Two ways to gain this road. Coming from the south, just beyond the bridge over Coffee Creek at the transformer station, a road climbs steeply (Gate. Locked?) and joins the Coffee Creek road. And. Continuing north, just past the cliffs above the highway, an entrance leads to the road by a very circuitous route.