CampHostJobsMitten Lake Recreation Site
Near Parson, British Columbia, Canada
Who runs this site
Run by an independent site operator under an agreement with Recreation Sites and Trails BC.
About Mitten Lake
Mitten Lake is the most popular of 11 Recreation Sites located within Tree Farm License 14 accessible from the community of Parson. It is busy on summer weekends with water ski boats.
The main site features a large dock, small beach / boat launch area, wheelchair accessible toilet. Sites cannot be reserved.
This medium-sized lake, with its alternately forested and marsh shoreline provides excellent sport-fishing and boating opportunities (boat trailer launching).
Dogs must be under control at all times, and Generator Use is restricted from 9-11am and 6-8pm. Quiet hours are 11pm-7am. Do not hold campsites. There are no reservations, and sites must be occupied for the purpose of camping. Vehicles, Trailers, Tents or other personal property left unattended may be removed at the owner's expense.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 27 campsites
- Upkeep
- Maintained by an operator or contractor
- Access
- Road: 2 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Parson, British Columbia
- District
- Rocky Mountain North (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1994
- Location
- 50.9644, -116.56932
- Site ID
- REC2484
Activities
More activities are listed on the official page.
Facilities
Getting there
Accessible by 2wd vehicle down 17km of dirt road. Active logging road, CB radio recommended. Access is 68km north of Radium and 36km south of Golden.
From HWY 95 in Parson, turn west onto Parson River Crossing Rd. Continue straight, onto Crestbrook Main FSR (Radio controlled road use RR-3). Continue on Crestbrook Main for 6.5km then take a sharp left onto Mitten FSR, following signs for Mitten Lake Recreation Site. Slight left at 14km marker, sign for Mitten. Continue to Mitten Lake Recreation site at 17km marker.
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 Mitten Lake:
- Campground Host, Kootenay Lake Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 99 km away
- Volunteer Park Hosts, Martha Creek, McDonald Creek and Blanket Creek Parks West Kootenay Park Management Inc. (BC Parks operator), 114 km away
- Campground Manager (live on site) Kananaskis Campground Services Inc. (KCS), 128 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Mclean Lake 1 km, 2 campsites
- Bittern Lake 3 km, 2 campsites
- Nine Bay Lake 3 km, 3 campsites
- Fourteen Mile Lake 3 km, 1 campsite
- Wilbur Lake 9 km, 2 campsites
- Jubilee Mountain 12 km, 2 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.