Any service road in Coquitlam is gated or owned by the city with no trespassing. Same for North Vancouver. Only way to the Indian right now is by water and you should contact the First Nations band to use their dock. Also no salmon fishing last I checked.

Not that I have heard of .

Have you had a look at google earth or other satellite images sources? You may find something there but frankly even if they were publicly accessible, which I don't think they are, they look to be  much longer routes than via Stawamus.

Yeah, I did. I found some forest service roads that lead to where I want. One starts in Coquitlam and, after a few turns, leads to Indian River. But I'm not sure if these are closed or if anyone's tried them.

It's closed until 2026 for a gas pipeline installation.

And don't be surprised if it's permanently gated after that date like most of the other forest roads in the area.  Sure hope not.

You can get to the Indian river FSR    It’s the first main right on Mamquam FSR.    Just before the casino.  In Squamish.    Yes you can drive to the river . But 100% not right now !!! Unless you have a snowmobile haha.   I’ve been trying to get there in early spring for years. For bear.    But nope. The wall of snow. Comes fast.  This year with the low snow pack. I’m thinking If it’s a warm spring.  End of may early June.   You might be able to get over on a decent 4x4. With good Offroad tires.     Those roads get bad.  So expect washouts.    From the snow melts. 

Is there a way to access it without driving all the way up sea to sky and squamish?

No, there isn’t.

Best you fuel your thirst for adventure…and your truck!😀

I want to reiterate the forecast is based on outbound fry sampling in the Fraser watershed. It doesn't say anything about ocean survival over the last year +. If you look at info on past forecast and returns you'll see the match of pre-season forecast to actual returns estimated in season and postseason are highly variable. Last word is best I know DFO does not do any pre-season estimate other than the Fraser on the south coast.

I think there is some work done locally in Squamish  by people associated with the Squamish Nation. Member BKK who hasn't posted in a while would sometimes offer some info on that. There was one major high water even on the Squamish around the Feb '24. Overall people who have fished that area in 23 and 21 reported fishing was pretty good though there was no retention in river. Reports I heard Furry Creek was very spotty and fish numbers arrived later than in previous high return years.

Fall Highwater events greatly harm Squamish system pink returns. If there was a gravel moving event in the fall after the spawn happened there is a good chance the return will be greatly affected

Not that I have heard of .

Have you had a look at google earth or other satellite images sources? You may find something there but frankly even if they were publicly accessible, which I don't think they are, they look to be  much longer routes than via Stawamus.

Only 2 ways there, one is by boat up Indian arm and the other way is the one you mentioned driving in from Squamish. Never was a road from Anmore or Deep Cove

So, whenever I try to google maps my way to the Indian River I get this as the sole option: https://imgur.com/a/osYTAqH

Is there a way to access it without driving all the way up sea to sky and squamish? There must be access from Anmore/North Van. I have a 4wd so offroad is not a problem.
Thanks for fuelling my thirst for adventure