Cougar Lake Recreation Site
Near 100 Mile House, British Columbia, Canada
Who runs this site
Operated by Four Wheel Drive Association of British Columbia under a partnership agreement with Recreation Sites and Trails BC.
About Cougar Lake
The recreation site is located on the west end of Cougar Lake. The lake is small and is a popular spot for fishing.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 3 campsites
- Upkeep
- Maintained by an operator or contractor
- Access
- Road: 2 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- 100 Mile House, British Columbia
- District
- South Cariboo - Chilcotin - Central Coast (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1998
- Location
- 51.71469, -120.65356
- Site ID
- REC2527
Activities
More activities are listed on the official page.
Facilities
Getting there
From 100 Mile House, travel about 8 km south on Hwy 97 and turn left/east onto Hwy 24. Travel 30.5 km along Hwy 24 and turn left onto Horse Lake Road, just before the Interlakes Centre. Travel 4.4 km and turn right onto Mahood Lake Road. Travel approximately 9.7 km, where the road changes to gravel. This is the start of the 8000 Road, or Mahood Lake Public Road. Travel approximately 10 km and turn right/east onto the Bowers Lake Forest Service Road (8200 Road). Travel approximately 12.2 km and turn right to access the recreation site.
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 Cougar Lake:
- Campground Host, Green Lake Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 51 km away
- Campground Host, Lac La Hache Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 70 km away
- Campground Host, Big Bar Lake Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 92 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Lorin Lake 4 km, 11 campsites
- Bowers Lake South 7 km, 2 campsites
- Boundary Lake 7 km, 2 campsites
- Jim Creek (Windy Mountain Rd.) 9 km, 1 campsite
- Drewry Lake East 10 km, 3 campsites
- Windy Lake 10 km, 1 campsite
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.