CampHostJobsBurnell Lake Recreation Site
Near Oliver, 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 Burnell Lake
The Burnell (Sawmill) Lake Recreation Site is a high use site, popular for fishing and camping. The lake is popular for a day's outing of fly fishing-only for trout. A pleasant lake to relax with family.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 9 campsites
- Upkeep
- User maintained (pack out what you bring in)
- Access
- Road: 4 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Oliver, British Columbia
- District
- Boundary - South Okanagan (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1999
- Location
- 49.2087, -119.61856
- Site ID
- REC1625
Activities
Facilities
Getting there
Off Hwy 97, turn west onto Fairview Road. Follow for 4.2km and turn north onto Willowbrook Road. Follow Willowbrook for 3.9kms and turn left onto Sawmill Burnell Lake gravel road. Drive 4km up the hill to the lake. Road is dusty and rough with blind corners. Use caution.
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 Burnell Lake:
- Park Host, South Okanagan & Boundary Provincial Parks Quality Recreation Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 10 km away
- Campground Host, Christina Lake Provincial Park Quality Recreation Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 104 km away
- Campground Host, Syringa Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 126 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Madden Lake 3 km, 9 campsites
- Oliver Mountain 4 km
- Ripley Lake 4 km, 7 campsites
- Okanagan Falls Trails 17 km, 12 campsites
- MCKINNEY CROSS COUNTRY SKI AREA 28 km
- Red Bridge 28 km, 11 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.