Bryden Lake Recreation Site
Near Chase, 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 Bryden Lake
There is a short trail into two fishing lakes in the Ptarmigan Hills; Bryden Lake and Pement Lake. Both lakes have small campsites on their western shores. Only trail access to both lakes.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 1 campsite
- Upkeep
- User maintained (pack out what you bring in)
- Access
- Trail: Non-Motorized
- Nearest town
- Chase, British Columbia
- District
- Columbia-Shuswap (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1991
- Location
- 50.74229, -119.53442
- Site ID
- REC1781
Activities
More activities are listed on the official page.
Facilities
Getting there
Follow Hwy. 1 for 13 km west of Salmon Arm, or 13 km east of Sorrento and turn west onto Tappen Valley Rd. After approx. 4 km turn left/west onto Skimikin Lake Rd, then travel for 6.1km to Skimikin Lake. Continue 0.6 km west of Skimikin Lake and turn left/south onto China Valley Rd. Travel approx. 14.6 km and keep right at the junction with #180 Charcoal creek Forest Service Rd. 4 km further, turn right immediately after a switchback over a small creek. Continue 2.2 km to the parking area. Follow the trail east for approx. 2 km to Pement Lake on the right fork, and another 1.5 km on the left fork to Bryden Lake
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 Bryden Lake:
- Campground Host, Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 72 km away
- Volunteer Park Hosts, Martha Creek, McDonald Creek and Blanket Creek Parks West Kootenay Park Management Inc. (BC Parks operator), 98 km away
- Campground Host, Green Lake Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 137 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Pement Lake 1 km, 1 campsite
- Skimikin Lake 8 km, 57 campsites
- Wallensteen Lake 11 km, 2 campsites
- Harper Lake 13 km, 7 campsites
- Kernaghan Lake North 14 km, 1 campsite
- Charcoal Creek 15 km, 4 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.