CampHostJobsLarson 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 Larson Lake
This unique aquamarine coloured shallow lake makes a perfect mirror for the surrounding mountains and the forest edge. It is a quiet spot visited by loons and migrating water fowl. The 2 tables are set on the edge of the lake in a small clearing.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 2 campsites
- Upkeep
- Maintained by an operator or contractor
- Access
- Road: 2 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Nakusp, British Columbia
- District
- Kootenay-Boundary (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1998
- Location
- 50.27805, -118.03597
- Site ID
- REC2138
Activities
Facilities
Getting there
Access from Arrow Park Ferry: At the ferry terminus set your odometer. Your odometer readings will not conform to the km signs on the road. From the ferry terminus travel straight ahead on the "Lower Mosquito Road". Continue up this road for 6 km. Just after crossing the bridge over Arrow Park (Mosquito) Creek, turn right onto the "Branch 20" road. Follow this road for 3 km. At the junction with the "West Mosquito Road". Reset your odometer continue straight ahead. Travel north on the "West Mosquito Road" for 11.6 km, to the "27 km" road marker and the junctions of the "West Mosquito Road" with the "Caribou Pass Road" and the "Fostall Road". Reset your odometer. Continue straight ahead on the "Fostall Road" for another 1.5 km, just after the "20 km" road marker, turn right onto a dirt road. Follow this for 800 meters to the Larson Lake Recreation Site.
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 Larson Lake:
- Volunteer Park Hosts, Martha Creek, McDonald Creek and Blanket Creek Parks West Kootenay Park Management Inc. (BC Parks operator), 81 km away
- Campground Host, Kootenay Lake Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 81 km away
- Campground Host, Kokanee Creek Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 99 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Cameron Lake 5 km, 4 campsites
- Caribou Lake 6 km, 3 campsites
- Mosquito Lake 6 km, 3 campsites
- Mt Abriel 13 km, 48 campsites
- Catherine Lake 15 km, 4 campsites
- Saddle Mountain Fire Lookout 17 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.