CampHostJobsBig Upper Elk Recreation Site
Near Sayward, British Columbia, Canada
This site is closed for safety reasons, effective immediately, until further notice.
15 May, 2025
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 Big Upper Elk
An interpretive trail that leads to a cave system.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- No numbered campsites listed
- Upkeep
- User maintained (pack out what you bring in)
- Access
- Road: 2 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Sayward, British Columbia
- District
- Discovery Coast (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 2016
- Location
- 50.2453, -126.03551
- Site ID
- REC204461
Activities
Getting there
Heading north on Highway 19, turn left onto Upper Adam Main 10kms north of the Sayward junction. Follow Upper Adam Main for 5.5kms turning left onto Tlowils Main. Take the first right and travel along this road until you come to the next fork in the road and veer left. Follow this road for a short distance until you come to the trail head on your left.
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 Big Upper Elk:
- Park Host, North Vancouver Island Provincial Parks Quality Recreation Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 80 km away
- Nismaqin Guardian & On-Site Park Operator (2 positions) Ahous Business Corporation / Maaqutusiis Hahoulthee Stewardship Society (Wahous Wilderness Lodge), 99 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Tlowils Lake 3 km, 5 campsites
- Elk Creek 11 km, 7 campsites
- Montague Creek 16 km, 2 campsites
- Memekay Horse Camp 19 km, 11 campsites
- Stewart Lake 21 km, 5 campsites
- Pine Marten 24 km
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.