CampHostJobsElk (Island) Lake Recreation Site
Near McLeese Lake, 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 Elk (Island) Lake
A rec site with two camping areas, the first a large grassy pasture area nestled amongst large aspen trees. The second part, closer to the lake has two designated camping sites.
The boat launch has been improved to a ramp style launch suitable for small boats on trailers.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 4 campsites
- Upkeep
- Maintained by an operator or contractor
- Access
- Road: Motorhome
- Nearest town
- McLeese Lake, British Columbia
- District
- Quesnel-Central Cariboo (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1999
- Location
- 52.46789, -122.04703
- Site ID
- REC2539
Activities
Facilities
Getting there
From Hwy 97 at Mcleese Lake, take the Gibraltar Mine Road for approximately 5km, turn right onto the Beaver Valley Road, travel approximately 20km, site access road is on the left just past the gravel pits.
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 Elk (Island) Lake:
- Campground Host, Ten Mile Lake Provincial Park Silvertip Park Services Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 72 km away
- Campground Host, Lac La Hache Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 73 km away
- Campground Host, Big Bar Lake Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 130 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Jacksons Hole 4 km, 7 campsites
- Tyee Lake East 10 km, 11 campsites
- Howes Lake 11 km, 8 campsites
- Dorsey Lake 17 km, 3 campsites
- Blue Lake North 19 km, 3 campsites
- Forest Lake 19 km, 11 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.