James 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 James Lake
This is a medium sized site with good fishing opportunities (Reservoir Lake).
- 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
- 1999
- Location
- 49.95328, -119.24915
- Site ID
- REC1720
Activities
More activities are listed on the official page.
Facilities
Getting there
Follow Hwy 33 and turn North onto Goudie Road. 3.1 km after leaving highway you turn left to stay on Goudie Road for an additional 2.6 km. Then the road turns from paved to gravel surface at James Lake Forest Service Road. Take the left hand fork after you drive a further 0.9 km. Drive another 7.2 km to the Recreation Site, which will be on the right hand side of the road. This is a rough road and there are limited turnaround spots in the campground.
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 James Lake:
- Park Host, South Okanagan & Boundary Provincial Parks Quality Recreation Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 78 km away
- Campground Host, Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 105 km away
- Campground Host, Syringa Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 118 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Postill Lake 5 km, 5 campsites
- Postill Trailhead Parking 5 km
- MOORE (BULLMAN) LAKE Moore (Bullman) Lake 7 km, 4 campsites
- Swalwell Lake 12 km, 14 campsites
- Ideal Lake 13 km, 7 campsites
- Brunette Lake 15 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.