Cherry Lake Recreation Site
Near Cranbrook, 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 Cherry Lake
This is a medium sized recreation site at the east end of Cherry Lake - a moderately sized picturesque lake. Situated on a bench overlooking the lake. Opportunity to launch car top boats and canoes.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 10 campsites
- Upkeep
- Maintained by an operator or contractor
- Access
- Road: 2 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Cranbrook, British Columbia
- District
- Rocky Mountain South (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1997
- Location
- 49.18111, -115.54156
- Site ID
- REC2211
Activities
Facilities
Getting there
Commencing at the community of Jaffray, take the Jaffray/Baynes Lake road and travel south 16.3 km to the junction with Kikomun Road (known as the Four Corners junction). Set odometer to zero and turn right (west) onto Kikomun road. Proceed 5.7 km, crossing the single lane Bailey bridge, and turn left onto Caven Creek FSR (signed). The kilometer markers on this road start at 16km. Set odometer to zero. Travel 23.2 km to the junction with Cherry Lake FSR (signed), which is located on the right (north) side of the road, just past the 38 km sign. Travel 3.8 km on this road to the recreation site, staying right at the junction between the 41 and 42 km signs.
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 Cherry Lake:
- Park Operator (seasonal) EK Parks Ltd., 40 km away
- Campground Host, Mount Fernie Provincial Park EK Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 46 km away
- Campground Hosts, East Kootenay Provincial Parks EK Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 47 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Fish Lake 1 km, 1 campsite
- Mazur Meadows 4 km, 4 campsites
- 7 Mile Lake 5 km, 2 campsites
- Caven/Gold Creek 9 km, 2 campsites
- St Louis Camp 13 km, 1 campsite
- Kennelly Camp 2 18 km, 2 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.