Irvine Creek Recreation Site
Near Balfour, 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 Irvine Creek
There are a few campsites with tables on either side of the creek and an outhouse on site. It is a nice little beach with camping, swimming and fishing opportunities.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 3 campsites
- Upkeep
- User maintained (pack out what you bring in)
- Access
- Boat-in: Motorized
- Nearest town
- Balfour, British Columbia
- District
- Kootenay-Boundary (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Location
- 49.60302, -116.88928
- Site ID
- REC6075
Activities
Getting there
Irvine Creek is a boat access only campsite on the South Western Shore of Kootenay Lake about a 6 KM boat ride from Balfour down the south arm of the lake towards creston.
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 Irvine Creek:
- Campground Host, Kokanee Creek Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 17 km away
- Park Host, West Kootenay Provincial Parks (2027) RAP Park Contracting / Kootenay SW Parks (BC Parks operator), 17 km away
- Campground Host, Kootenay Lake Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 55 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Oliver (Johny Connors) Lake 15 km
- Ross-White Lady Lake 17 km
- Kokanee Cr Old Grth 21 km
- Pebble Beach 23 km, 4 campsites
- Fletcher Cr Falls 26 km, 4 campsites
- Fletcher Lake 27 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.