Bear Lake Recreation Site
Near Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
Who runs this site
No operator is listed in BC government records. The site may be maintained by a government contractor or by its users.
About Bear Lake
This is a site on a small fishing lake. The boardwalk down to the lake is in poor condition, and recent logging has removed much of the local timber.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 2 campsites
- Upkeep
- User maintained (pack out what you bring in)
- Access
- Road: 4 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Vernon, British Columbia
- District
- North Okanagan (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 2004
- Location
- 50.1525, -119.17734
- Site ID
- REC1589
Activities
Facilities
Getting there
At approximately 9 km off King Edward FSR, turn left onto Bear Lake FSR. It is an additional 3 km to Bear Lake Recreation Site, with the last 2 km being in extremely rough condition.
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 Bear Lake:
- Campground Host, Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 99 km away
- Park Host, South Okanagan & Boundary Provincial Parks Quality Recreation Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 100 km away
- Volunteer Park Hosts, Martha Creek, McDonald Creek and Blanket Creek Parks West Kootenay Park Management Inc. (BC Parks operator), 117 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Kaiser Bill Lake 2 km, 2 campsites
- King Edward Lake North 3 km, 3 campsites
- High Lake 4 km, 1 campsite
- Streak Lake 5 km, 4 campsites
- Doreen Lake 6 km, 10 campsites
- Loon Lake 6 km, 1 campsite
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.