CampHostJobsCamp 5 Recreation Site
Near Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
Camp 5 is currently closed due to hazardous trees. Check back here for updates.
Who runs this site
Operated by Silvifor Resource Consultants Ltd. (VI Camping) under a partnership agreement with Recreation Sites and Trails BC.
About Camp 5
A shady site amongst the Alder trees. You'd never know this was once the booming metropolis of Camp 5 (logging camp)! Unique tree species can still be found on site. This site is located along the Sayward Forest Canoe Route.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 5 campsites
- Upkeep
- User maintained (pack out what you bring in)
- Access
- Road: Motorhome
- Nearest town
- Campbell River, British Columbia
- District
- Discovery Coast (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1996
- Location
- 50.08027, -125.59156
- Site ID
- REC0171
Activities
Facilities
Getting there
From Campbell River, head north on Highway 19. Turn left onto Menzies Mainline and travel for approx. 16kms. After Apple Point Rec Site veer right across the bridge and the rec site is located a few hundred meters down on the road on your right.
OR
From Campbell River, travel north on Highway 19. Turn left onto Menzies Mainline for approx. 16.5kms, veer left onto Gray Lake FSR for 5kms turning left onto Menzies Main across the bridge. The site is located a few hundred meters down the road on your right and left.
OR
Travel North on Hwy 19 from Campbell River, turning left onto Gordon Road, turn left on to the Brewster Lake Road, then right on the Loveland Bay Rd (gravel) and follow it for 10.8 kms to the 4-way junction. Turn left onto the Campbell Lake FSR for 14.5kms and stay straight onto the Gray Lake FSR for 5kms and the site is on your left.
Official page at Recreation Sites and Trails BC
Host jobs
Hosts at BC recreation sites are hired by the site operator. Ask the operator through their website.
Host jobs near Camp 5:
- Park Host, North Vancouver Island Provincial Parks Quality Recreation Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 43 km away
- Nismaqin Guardian & On-Site Park Operator (2 positions) Ahous Business Corporation / Maaqutusiis Hahoulthee Stewardship Society (Wahous Wilderness Lodge), 93 km away
- Campground Host, Gordon Bay Provincial Park K2 Cowichan Park Services Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 172 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Apple Point 0 km, 7 campsites
- Brewster Camp 0 km, 6 campsites
- Brewster Lake 1 km, 19 campsites
- Brittany Bay 3 km, 2 campsites
- Gray Lake 3 km, 6 campsites
- Brewster Point 4 km, 3 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.