CampHostJobsIsobel Lake Recreation Site
Near Kamloops, 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 Isobel Lake
Camping Fees will apply starting in May.
Isobel Lake Recreation Site, part of the Isobel Lake Interpretive Forest, is popular for year round recreation. This site offers a 2km low mobility trail around the lake featuring rest benches, picnic tables, a group shelter (The Forest Inn) and accessible outhouses and docks along the trail. Additional summer activities include canoeing, fishing and biking. There are extensive cross country skiing, snowshoeing and fat biking opportunities in the winter.
Isobel Lake is stocked with Rainbow Trout; the lake is a youth/disabled Accompanied Water from April 1 - Sept 30 with a handrail on the western dock to allow access into a boat. Buy a fishing licence, read the regulations and view fish stocking reports HERE.
Under section 20(3) of the Recreation Regulations, All dogs must be on a leash at all times (for all Kamloops Recreation Sites) and all off-highway vehicles (ORVs) such as quads, dirt bikes, side by sides/utility terrain vehicles and other vehicles defined as ORVs are NO LONGER PERMITTED within the boundaries of the Isobel Lake Recreation Site and along the Isobel Lake Interpretive Trail and the Eagle-eye Lookout Trail. Operation of these forms of vehicles within the above noted areas is prohibited.
Be aware of the McQueen Lake No Shooting Area BC Hunting Regulations
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 19 campsites
- Camping fees
- Yes, fees are collected (see the description)
- Upkeep
- Maintained by an operator or contractor
- Access
- Road: 2 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Kamloops, British Columbia
- District
- Kamloops (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 2000
- Location
- 50.84583, -120.40442
- Site ID
- REC4743
Activities
More activities are listed on the official page.
Facilities
More facilities are listed on the official page.
Getting there
This site is located approximately 20km North of Kamloops. Travel north on the Lac du Bois Road for 16km, turn right onto the Isobel Lake Forest Service Road, continue for approximately 4km following the signs to Isobel Lake.
Links
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 Isobel Lake:
- Campground Host, Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 41 km away
- Campground Host, Green Lake Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 83 km away
- Campground Host, Big Bar Lake Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 111 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Pass Lake 5 km, 13 campsites
- Lac Du Bois Orv 13 km
- Saul Lake 18 km
- Harper Mtn Bike Area 21 km
- Sullivan Lake (Knouff) 24 km, 4 campsites
- Community Lake Southwest 25 km, 9 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.