Horseshoe Lake Recreation Site
Near Cranbrook, 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 Horseshoe Lake
A large partially treed site surrounding Horseshoe Lake. Heavy use in the summer, including trail bikes and ATV's. No motor boats permitted.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 17 campsites
- Upkeep
- Maintained by an operator or contractor
- Access
- Road: 2 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Cranbrook, British Columbia
- District
- Rocky Mountain South (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1986
- Location
- 49.57134, -115.52143
- Site ID
- REC2092
Activities
More activities are listed on the official page.
Facilities
Getting there
Commencing at the Fort Steele Historic Park, proceed north on Hwy 93/95 for 300 metres. Turn right onto the Wardner - Ft. Steele Road. Follow this road for 10.7 km. Turn left onto the Horseshoe Lake Road. The lake is within 500 metres of the turn-off. A road that circles the lake accesses the campsites scattered along the lakeshore.
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 Horseshoe Lake:
- Campground Hosts, East Kootenay Provincial Parks EK Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 6 km away
- Park Operator (seasonal) EK Parks Ltd., 19 km away
- Campground Host, Mount Fernie Provincial Park EK Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 32 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Cranbrook Community Interpretive Forest 15 km
- Lakit Lookout 17 km
- Lakit Lake 18 km, 2 campsites
- South Star Recreation Trail 22 km
- Summer Lake 23 km, 6 campsites
- Wapiti Lake 24 km, 4 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.