Dot Lake Recreation Site
Near Merritt, 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 Dot Lake
The recreation site is a popular location for fishermen, hunters and campers. This semi-treed site is suitable for moderately sized camping units. It has a boat launch and there are hiking trails nearby.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 5 campsites
- Upkeep
- Maintained by an operator or contractor
- Access
- Road: 2 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Merritt, British Columbia
- District
- Cascades (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1981
- Location
- 50.36923, -120.88984
- Site ID
- REC1823
Activities
More activities are listed on the official page.
Facilities
More facilities are listed on the official page.
Getting there
Located southeast of Chataway Lake, access is via Hwy 8 west from Merritt. Turn right on Aberdeen Rd. Continue 13.5 km until the road becomes the Skuhun-Pimainus Forest Service Road. At 18.7 km turn right. Zero your odometer and then at 6.2 turn right at the junction, at 6.6 km keep straight. Dot Lake is located at 7.7 km.
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 Dot Lake:
- Campground Host, Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 32 km away
- Campground Host, Green Lake Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 117 km away
- Campground Host, Big Bar Lake Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 123 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Gypsum Lake West 2 km, 3 campsites
- Antler Lake 3 km, 3 campsites
- Billy Lake 4 km, 4 campsites
- Leroy Lakes 5 km, 2 campsites
- Roscoe Lake 5 km, 6 campsites
- Tupper Lake 7 km, 3 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.