Bigfish (Dunbar) Lake Recreation Site
Near Radium Hot Springs, 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 Bigfish (Dunbar) Lake
Four sites located at a popular lake; dock; engine power restriction of 7.5 KW.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 4 campsites
- Access
- Road: 2 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia
- District
- Rocky Mountain North (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1980
- Location
- 50.78722, -116.38343
- Site ID
- REC2023
Activities
Facilities
Getting there
Access is by 2wd vehicle to this roadside and lakeside campsite. From Brisco or Radium travel west to Westside Road. At the 44km mark on the Westside road turn left. Pass Twin Lakes Recreation Site and after 2kms you will arrive at Dunbar Lake. Generally the road is 2wd access but can be rutted and wet.
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 Bigfish (Dunbar) Lake:
- Campground Host, Kootenay Lake Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 86 km away
- Campground Manager (live on site) Kananaskis Campground Services Inc. (KCS), 115 km away
- Park Maintenance Kananaskis Campground Services Inc. (KCS), 115 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Twin (Fish) Lakes 2 km, 2 campsites
- Botts Lake 2 km, 1 campsite
- Halfway Lake 2 km, 2 campsites
- Jade Lake 4 km, 1 campsite
- Cartwright Lake 4 km, 18 campsites
- Cub Lake 5 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.