The trailhead to Paradise meadows is located on Mt. Washington. Visitors are able to walk on a well kept boardwalk through extensive alpine meadowland divided by trickling streams and forest stands. There are many species of rare alpine plants and flowers found here. Due to the fact that some of these flowers take years to finally bloom; visitors are asked to stay on the boardwalk and not pick flowers. More advanced hikers are also able to follow the trail to higher elevations to see some of the many alpine lakes and mountains located on this side of Strathcona Park . Climbing the trail out of paradise meadows takes hikers into higher elevations and towards some backcountry camping destinations. Lake Helen Mackenzie is the first lake that hikers can camp at but Kwai Lake, Circlet Lake and remote McKenzie and Douglas Lakes also have Alpine tent pads and pit toilets.