CampHostJobsCat Lake Recreation Site
Near Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
Who runs this site
Run by an independent site operator under an agreement with Recreation Sites and Trails BC.
About Cat Lake
No reservations - first come, first served. Walk-in campsites all around the lake.
**This site has had numerous bear problems each year, be prepared to keep coolers in vehicle or food in caches on-site, do not leave food or garbage unattended for any length of time. Be respectful and keep your site clean.
Camping Fee is $18.00 per site. 6 persons per site maximum. There is usually firewood for sale. This lake is very popular for swimming. Come early on Fridays to ensure you get a site on long weekends.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 48 campsites
- Camping fees
- Yes, fees are collected (see the description)
- Upkeep
- Maintained by an operator or contractor
- Access
- Road: 2 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Squamish, British Columbia
- District
- Squamish (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1991
- Location
- 49.8018, -123.10978
- Site ID
- REC0105
Activities
Facilities
More facilities are listed on the official page.
Getting there
Drive North from Squamish on HWY 99 for approx. 11km; Watch for the sign on the HWY directing you to turn off. Turn right onto the Cheekeye Forest Service Road. Travel approx. 2.5km, Cat Lake parking lot is on the right hand side.
Please note for travellers headed Southbound after your stay, left hand turns are prohibited onto HWY 99 from the Cheekeye FSR. Turn right to head northbound on HWY 99 for ~300m and turn left into Brohm Lake Day Use Parking Lot to turn around and rejoin HWY 99 South.
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 Cat Lake:
- Campground Host, Fort Langley oTENTik Camping Parks Canada - Fort Langley National Historic Site, 80 km away
- Campground Host, Birkenhead Lake Provincial Park Sea to Sky Park Services Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 90 km away
- Campground Host, Pirates Cove Marine Provincial Park RLC Park Services (BC Parks operator), 90 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Brohm Lake Interpretive Forest Trails 2 km
- Brohm Lake Day Use 3 km
- Levette Lake 6 km, 9 campsites
- Starvation Lake 12 km
- Chek Canyon Climbing Site 12 km, 32 campsites
- SKOOKUM CREEK-Mamquam River Put-in 12 km
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.