CampHostJobsIdleback Lake Recreation Site
Near Penticton, 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 Idleback Lake
This site has a large canopy of larch and is stunning in the fall when the larch changes colour. It has a cartop boat launch and this lake's rainbow trout quota is 1, bait ban, electric motors only and ice fishing is not allowed.
Idleback Lake Recreation Site has a posted rule that parties (and their units) MUST vacate the recreation site for 14 days prior to returning under Section 20(3) of the Forest Recreation Regulation. Limit of stay continues to be congruent with the existing 14 day maximum stay in any recreation site.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 21 campsites
- Upkeep
- User maintained (pack out what you bring in)
- Access
- Road: Motorhome
- Nearest town
- Penticton, British Columbia
- District
- Boundary - South Okanagan (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1999
- Location
- 49.50941, -119.29926
- Site ID
- REC1979
Activities
Facilities
Getting there
From Penticton, Carmi Road, take Ellis FSR 13.5 km to the 201 FSR. Turn left onto the 201, and drive 6.5 km and turn left into Idleback Recreation Site.
From Hwy 33, turn south on the 201 FSR and drive south 36.2 km 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 Idleback Lake:
- Park Host, South Okanagan & Boundary Provincial Parks Quality Recreation Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 30 km away
- Campground Host, Christina Lake Provincial Park Quality Recreation Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 95 km away
- Campground Host, Syringa Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 103 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Carmi 12 km
- Allendale Lake 14 km, 6 campsites
- Solco Lake 17 km, 6 campsites
- Arlington Lakes 19 km, 29 campsites
- Trapping Creek 20 km
- Smethurst Staging Area 21 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.