CampHostJobsHorseguard Camp Recreation Site
Near Princeton, British Columbia, Canada
Who runs this site
Operated by Hope Mountain Centre for Outdoor Learning under a partnership agreement with Recreation Sites and Trails BC.
About Horseguard Camp
A walk in campsite found along the historic Hudson Bay Co Fur Brigade Trail. It is a wide and flat valley bottom along the banks of the Tulameen River. The southern portion of site encompasses the confluence of Podunk Creek and the Tulameen River. Site has a backcountry toilet, food cache, benches around a rock fire pit and an informative historic kiosk. On the west side of the river, there are some open grassy areas but it is mostly covered in a young pine forest that is a result of an old fire. There are steep rock bluffs to the west. The east side of the river has an older pine forest with brushy sections in the wetter areas. Elev = 1265 metres.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 3 campsites
- Upkeep
- User maintained (pack out what you bring in)
- Access
- Trail: Non-Motorized
- Nearest town
- Princeton, British Columbia
- District
- Cascades (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 2009
- Location
- 49.37731, -120.94264
- Site ID
- REC4666
Activities
More activities are listed on the official page.
Facilities
Getting there
Trailhead from the east can be found at the 19.3 mark of the Whipsaw FSR via Highway 3 east of Princeton. From the west the trail head is at the 46.3 km Tulameen FSR. From both trail heads the recreation site is only accessible by horseback and a long hike. The non- motorized trail to this recreation area is protected under the Heritage Conservation Act. This campsite was Camp # 3 at mile 48 on the 1849 Hudson Bay Company Fur Brigade Trail.
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 Horseguard Camp:
- Park Host, Sasquatch / Chilliwack Lake / Birkenhead Lake Sea to Sky Park Services Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 55 km away
- Park Host, South Okanagan & Boundary Provincial Parks Quality Recreation Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 103 km away
- Campground Host, Fort Langley oTENTik Camping Parks Canada - Fort Langley National Historic Site, 120 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Sutter Creek 8 km, 3 campsites
- Vuich Falls 8 km, 3 campsites
- Jacobson Lake 9 km, 5 campsites
- Tulameen Falls 10 km
- Mount Davis 11 km
- Lodestone Lake 12 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.