CampHostJobsCampbell Lake Recreation Site
Near Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Who runs this site
Run by an independent site operator under an agreement with Recreation Sites and Trails BC.
About Campbell Lake
Campbell Lake Rec Site, provides opportunities for camping, boating, and fishing. The lake is a popular fishing destination and is sometimes prone to winter/summer fish kills. Buy a fishing licence, read the regulations and view fish stocking reports HERE.
The recreation site was developed to provide graveled camp-site pads. The site also has a wheelchair accessible outhouse and adjacent camping spot.
The graveled cartop boat launch is sufficient to launch small trailered boats, and there is also a day use parking area - NO OVERNIGHT CAMPING IN THE DAY USE PARKING OR BOAT LAUNCH AREA.
Use quads, dirt bikes, side by sides/utility terrain vehicles and other vehicles defined as off-road vehicles (ORVs) outside the developed camping area. Idle in and idle out, travelling less than 20km/hr within the campsite. Use the orientation map provided below to identify private land and grazing lease areas.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 31 campsites
- Upkeep
- Maintained by an operator or contractor
- Access
- Road: 2 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Kamloops, British Columbia
- District
- Kamloops (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 2001
- Location
- 50.55129, -120.09755
- Site ID
- REC5884
Activities
Facilities
More facilities are listed on the official page.
Getting there
The site is located near Kamloops, southeast of Barnhartvale. Access to the site is via 2 wheel drive vehicles; however the road is narrow and windy in places, and suffers from wash boarding. Access to the site is off Highway 1, east of Kamloops. Travel along Barnhartvale Road until the intersection with Robins Range Road. Turn right onto Robins Range Road. Follow Robbins Range Road until the intersection with Campbell Range Road. Turn right onto Campbell Range Road. Follow Campbell Range Road until the intersection with Scuitto Lake Forest Service Road. Turn right onto the Scuitto Lake Forest Service Road. Travel approximately 12 km until to reach the Scuitto Lake Recreation Site.
Stay on the main road and continue past the Scuitto Lake Recreation Site. The road parallels Scuitto Lake. Once past Scuitto Lake the road branches again. Take the right hand branch road and travel over the cattleguard and follow the road to another un-named intersection. Taking a left brings you to the entrance of the Campbell Lake Recreation Site.
Links
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 Campbell Lake:
- Campground Host, Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 28 km away
- Campground Host, Green Lake Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 122 km away
- Volunteer Park Hosts, Martha Creek, McDonald Creek and Blanket Creek Parks West Kootenay Park Management Inc. (BC Parks operator), 142 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Scuitto Lake 3 km, 14 campsites
- Bleeker Lake 7 km, 5 campsites
- Lafarge Orv Area 10 km
- Pratt Lake 15 km, 7 campsites
- Blackwell Lake 15 km
- Edith Lake 18 km, 14 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.