CampHostJobsCougar Creek Recreation Site
Near Gold River, British Columbia, Canada
*****Cougar Creek Rec Site and dock are now closed and gated for the season. The site will open with a host in April 2027.
Who runs this site
Operated by Gold River Resources Ltd. under a partnership agreement with Recreation Sites and Trails BC.
About Cougar Creek
**The site will be closed and gated for the season September 15, 2026. The pier and dock is also gated and inaccessible in the off season.
A popular destination for anglers, kayakers and campers looking to explore the inlet and Nootka Sound. Located on Tlupana Inlet, this site is set amongst towering Red Cedar with plenty of forest and ocean appointed sites to choose form. Recent pier upgrades provide for easy access to the dock and fish cleaning station. Parking is available on a daily or weekly basis.
Please pack out what you pack in - garbage services are not provided.
**The site will be closed and gated for the season September 15, 2026. The pier and dock is also gated and locked and inaccessible in the off season.
Camping Fees: $15/party, $10/senior rate - CASH ONLY
Additional Fees:$5.00/boat launch.
Reserved Parking $10/night,$40/week.
Firewood available for purchase.
Reservations not accepted.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 65 campsites
- Camping fees
- Yes, fees are collected (see the description)
- Upkeep
- Maintained by an operator or contractor
- Access
- Road: 2 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Gold River, British Columbia
- District
- Discovery Coast (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1996
- Location
- 49.72166, -126.45741
- Site ID
- REC0471
Activities
Facilities
More facilities are listed on the official page.
Getting there
From Gold River, continue west across the bridge and turn left at the junction toward Tahsis. Turn right onto the Head Bay FSR. Turn left onto Tlupana Mainline (around the 37km marker). Green and white signs guide you to Cougar Creek. Continue on past the log sort and up the Galiano Mainline. The site is located on the right at the bottom of the hill after you pass the a viewpoint overlooking the inlet. It is 39.6 km from the highway junction in Gold River to the entrance to Cougar Creek Rec Site (approximately 50 minutes or longer if you're towing a boat or trailer).
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 Cougar Creek:
- Nismaqin Guardian & On-Site Park Operator (2 positions) Ahous Business Corporation / Maaqutusiis Hahoulthee Stewardship Society (Wahous Wilderness Lodge), 41 km away
- Park Host, North Vancouver Island Provincial Parks Quality Recreation Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 98 km away
- Campground Host, Gordon Bay Provincial Park K2 Cowichan Park Services Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 191 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- MALASPINA LAKE 17 km
- Upana Caves 19 km
- Leiner River 25 km, 8 campsites
- Muchalat Lake 27 km, 40 campsites
- Star Lake 30 km
- Outer Coast Nootka Island 34 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.