Bugaboo-Septet Recreation Site
Near Invermere, 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 Bugaboo-Septet
The Bugaboo/Septet Recreation Site is located on the forested banks of Bugaboo Creek. Views upstream to the granite spires of the Bugaboos make this a pleasant picnic spot for day users. Most campers use the site as a convenient base for hikes into Bugaboo Provincial Park and other trails such as Chalice Creek, Bugaboo Pass, and Silver Basin.
Note: This is a good picnic spot.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 4 campsites
- Upkeep
- User maintained (pack out what you bring in)
- Access
- Road: 2 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Invermere, British Columbia
- District
- Rocky Mountain North (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1994
- Location
- 50.76008, -116.69961
- Site ID
- REC5176
Activities
Facilities
Getting there
From Brisco (about 44 kms north of Invermere on Hwy 95), follow the signs directing you to Bugaboo Provincial Park. After 47 kms, the road to the right gives access to the Kain Hut trail, Cobalt Lake trail, and the private CMH Bugaboo Lodge. Continue on the main road and cross Bugaboo Creek. Stay left and after 100 metres turn into the Bugaboo/Septet Recreation Site. Accessible with 2WD vehicles and trailers.
Note: Give right of way to industrial traffic.
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 Bugaboo-Septet:
- Campground Host, Kootenay Lake Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 75 km away
- Volunteer Park Hosts, Martha Creek, McDonald Creek and Blanket Creek Parks West Kootenay Park Management Inc. (BC Parks operator), 109 km away
- Campground Host, Kokanee Creek Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 133 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Bugaboo Falls 3 km
- East Creek Bivy Boulder 9 km
- Dave White Cabin 15 km, 2 campsites
- Forster Creek Emergency Warming Shelter 17 km
- Olive Hut 17 km, 1 campsite
- Cartwright Lake 20 km, 18 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.