CampHostJobsIdeal Lake Recreation Site
Near Kelowna, 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 Ideal Lake
Ideal Lake is 146 ha. (361 ac.) in size and can be accessed by following the road leading south from Specs Lakes. Ideal is considered an excellent family lake providing fishermen with good quantities of smaller Rainbows.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 7 campsites
- Upkeep
- User maintained (pack out what you bring in)
- Access
- Road: 2 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Kelowna, British Columbia
- District
- North Okanagan (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 2004
- Location
- 50.012, -119.09135
- Site ID
- REC1671
Activities
Facilities
Getting there
From the city of Kelowna travel east on Hwy 33. From Philpot Road, travel 20.6km. Turn left at the Ideal/Philpot FSR junction and travel another 1.3km to the recreation site. From Lavington, at the end of Whitevale Road, travel up Aberdeen Forest Service Road. Go 33.2km up Aberdeen FSR, and then turn left onto Ideal/Philpott FSR. Travel an additional 1.3km to the recreation site.
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 Ideal Lake:
- Park Host, South Okanagan & Boundary Provincial Parks Quality Recreation Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 87 km away
- Campground Host, Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 111 km away
- Campground Host, Syringa Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 113 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Specs Lakes 8 km, 10 campsites
- Buck Hills Emergancy Shelter 8 km
- Grizzly Lake 8 km, 23 campsites
- Postill Trailhead Parking 9 km
- Postill Lake 9 km, 5 campsites
- Brunette Lake 9 km
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.