CampHostJobsBadger Lake Recreation Site
Near Heffley, British Columbia, Canada
The campsite is closed for the season.
Who runs this site
Run by an independent site operator under an agreement with Recreation Sites and Trails BC.
About Badger Lake
Badger Lake offers good fly-fishing opportunities for rainbow trout, particularly around the sedge hatch in June and during the spring chironomid and mayfly hatches. Two boat launches and a fishing dock can be found here.
Please use the site responsibly, as per the Forest Recreation Regulations.
Camping is limited to a maximum of 14 consecutive days per visit.
All sites are first come, first serve. No reserving or holding of campsites, no unoccupied trailers, tents, chairs, vehicles may save a site or reserve it for others.
Camping is only permitted in the designated camping spots.
All dogs must be on a leash at all times (for all Kamloops Recreation Sites).
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 26 campsites
- Upkeep
- Maintained by an operator or contractor
- Access
- Road: 2 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Heffley, British Columbia
- District
- Kamloops (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1991
- Location
- 51.03888, -120.13382
- Site ID
- REC1528
Activities
More activities are listed on the official page.
Facilities
More facilities are listed on the official page.
Getting there
Badger Lake is located approximately 50 km north of Kamloops. The two main access routes are either via the Knouff Lake Road off of the Sun Peaks Road or Orchard Lake Road off of Highway 5 (between Vinsulla and McLure).
Official page at Recreation Sites and Trails BC
Host jobs
Hosts at BC recreation sites are hired by the site operator. BC also recruits live-in fee-site operators by request for proposals on BC Bid.
Host jobs near Badger Lake:
- Campground Host, Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 66 km away
- Campground Host, Green Lake Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 84 km away
- Campground Host, Big Bar Lake Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 121 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Sullivan Lake (Knouff) 7 km, 4 campsites
- Fishtrap Creek 11 km, 11 campsites
- Community Lake Southwest 13 km, 9 campsites
- Whitewood Lake 16 km, 5 campsites
- Dunsapie Lake 22 km, 3 campsites
- Scott Lake 23 km, 3 campsites
Information from Recreation Sites and Trails BC open data (BC Data Catalogue, Open Government Licence – British Columbia), retrieved 2026-10-09. Conditions change: check the official page before you travel. CampHostJobs is not affiliated with the Government of British Columbia.