Butts Recreation Site
Near Fernie, 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 Butts
An open site on the Flathead Border Road. A short hike to the west leads to Beryl and Marl lakes. Forest Service cabin available for public use.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 3 campsites
- Upkeep
- Maintained by an operator or contractor
- Access
- Road: 2 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Fernie, British Columbia
- District
- Rocky Mountain South (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1986
- Location
- 49.11995, -114.50718
- Site ID
- REC2045
Activities
Facilities
Getting there
At the Morrissey on Hwy 3, turn off onto the Morrissey Road. This is the same road that goes to Morrissey Provincial Park. Continue past the park and cross the Elk River. Turn right and follow Morrissey Road to the 17 km road marker. Continue staight ahead at the 17 km road marker, crossing over Morrissey Creek. Here you will see the Lodgepole FSR sign. Continue straight ahead over a low pass to the 25 km road marker. The road forks here. Take the left fork on Lodgepole Creek FSR. The Lodgepole FSR becomes the Flathead FSR at the junction with Harvey Creek at 57.5km. Remain on the Flathead FSR until the fork @ the junction of the Flathead/Border FSR and the Kishinea FSR. Take the right fork and the recreation site is within the 1st km.
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 Butts:
- Campground Host, Mount Fernie Provincial Park EK Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 59 km away
- Campground Hosts, East Kootenay Provincial Parks EK Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 95 km away
- Park Operator (seasonal) EK Parks Ltd., 101 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Howell Creek 4 km, 3 campsites
- Sage Creek 6 km, 2 campsites
- Proctor Lake 7 km, 2 campsites
- Upper Harvey Creek 15 km, 2 campsites
- Lower Harvey Creek 15 km, 2 campsites
- Frozen Lake 17 km, 5 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.