CampHostJobsJesmond Fire Lookout Recreation Site
Near Clinton, British Columbia, Canada
The Jesmond Fire Lookout Recreation Site is closed due to an active wildfire in the area. For further information visit www.bcwildfire.ca
Who runs this site
Operated by Clinton and District Outdoor Sportsman Association under a partnership agreement with Recreation Sites and Trails BC.
About Jesmond Fire Lookout
The Jesmond Fire Lookout recreation site is a former fire lookout tower built in about 1972 to aid with detecting forest fires. From 1972 to 1999, the lookout tower was staffed with an observer during the fire season, which was typically from early May to late September. An average of 12 wildfires per year were detected over these years. The observer was generally posted at the lookout for 3 weeks at a time, living inside the lookout tower. The Jesmond Fire Lookout tower is located on a very exposed ridge, at an elevation of about 1980 meters, and winds in excess of 120 km/h have been recorded.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- No numbered campsites listed
- Upkeep
- Maintained by an operator or contractor
- Access
- Road: 4 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Clinton, British Columbia
- District
- South Cariboo - Chilcotin - Central Coast (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 2017
- Location
- 51.30936, -121.91759
- Site ID
- REC205666
Activities
More activities are listed on the official page.
Facilities
Getting there
Access is via a rough, four-wheel drive road. From Clinton, head southwest on Kelly Lake Road towards Kelly Lake. Travel approximately 16 km and turn right/north onto the Jesmond / Big Bar Ferry Road. Follow the Jesmond Road for about 37 km, and then turn right onto the Jesmond Lookout Forest Service Road. Follow the signs to the lookout from here (about 11 km). An alternate route is also signed from the north via Big Bar Road (access is via Hwy 97, north of Clinton), just a few kilometers past the Big Bar Provincial Park campsite. The last few kilometers of the road heading up to the lookout are best travelled by ATV, as the road gets quite steep and narrow, with several tight switchbacks and loose rock near the very top of the road. Visitors are encouraged to park at a clearing about 500 meters before the tower, at treeline, and walk or ATV the remainder of the way to the lookout.
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 Jesmond Fire Lookout:
- Campground Host, Big Bar Lake Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 7 km away
- Campground Host, Green Lake Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 51 km away
- Campground Host, Lac La Hache Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 64 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Riley Dam 4 km, 4 campsites
- Little Big Bar Lake 5 km, 5 campsites
- GRINDER TRAILHEAD 13 km
- Little White Lake Hut - Gold Rush Snowmobile Trail 15 km
- HALLER TRAILHEAD 16 km
- Beaverdam Lake 22 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.