CampHostJobsKimbol Lake Recreation Site
Near Nakusp, 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 Kimbol Lake
To get on the Kimbol Lake trailhead, begin by walking up the old road that continues past the Nakusp Hot Springs pool parking lot. Shortly you will cross Kuskanax Creek on a suspension bridge. Once across the bridge, follow the signs marked "To Springs", or "To Source". Take a few minutes to explore the original hot spring development. Old pools, cement foundations and rock walls hint at what once was. Behind the largest pool, a brown 4x4 post marks the beginning of the Kimbol Lake trail. After a short steep pitch, the trail takes a more moderate grade as it climbs steadily through a tranquil cedar and hemlock forest with an understorey of mosses and shade loving plants.
About 3 km from the parking lot, the trail crosses a logging road before entering the Kimbol Creek drainage. Look across the valley and see if you can pick out the old growth stand, known as the "Cedar Grove". As the trail ascends Kimbol Creek the pitch steepens, finally levelling out as it enters a stand of old growth hemlock and cedar just before the lake.
Kimbol Lake is a long narrow lake, squeezed between 2 steep sided mountains. Fishing can be done from the logs at the north end of the lake or from rock slides. A rough trail extends along the east side of the lake for its entire length.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- No numbered campsites listed
- Access
- Road: 4 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Nakusp, British Columbia
- District
- Kootenay-Boundary (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1993
- Location
- 50.27657, -117.63805
- Site ID
- REC5108
Activities
Getting there
The Kimbol Lake trail begins near the parking lot at the Nakusp Hot Springs pool.
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 Kimbol Lake:
- Campground Host, Kootenay Lake Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 54 km away
- Campground Host, Kokanee Creek Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 84 km away
- Park Host, West Kootenay Provincial Parks (2027) RAP Park Contracting / Kootenay SW Parks (BC Parks operator), 84 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Cedar Grove Trail 3 km
- Horseshoe Lake 4 km, 2 campsites
- Wilson Lake W 4 km, 2 campsites
- Wilson Lake East 5 km, 4 campsites
- Little Wilson Lake 7 km, 3 campsites
- Box Lake 10 km, 31 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.