CampHostJobsMonashee Lake Trail Head
Near Cherryville, 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 Monashee Lake Trail Head
Altitude: 2015 m, Elevation Gain; 700 m, Hiking Time: +/- 5hrs, Hiking Distance: 9.5 km. The trail starts by the south end of the Mark Berger Traverse and follow the red diamond sign markers. The trail goes through a meadow, cedar rain forest, and follows loose rock ramparts up along a dry creek bed for 400m, then switchbacks along a grassy slope to the lake. There is an optional add-on to the Sunny Peak +/- 2383 m summit with stunning views of the deep-blue Riloux Lake to the left. The hike is very steep from the rock ramparts on. The trail is +/- 9.0525 km.
- Type
- Trail or route
- Access
- Road: 4 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Cherryville, British Columbia
- District
- North Okanagan (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 2026
- Location
- 50.21783, -118.29896
- Site ID
- REC258122
Activities
Getting there
Travel time: +/- 2hrs. from Vernon take Hwy 6 past Lumby for 66 km. Turn left 1.5 km past Goldpanner Cafe onto South Fork Forest Service Road. Drive past the Pinnacles Hiking Area sign post for about 24 km following Monashee Creek to reach the trailhead following the Monashee Lake signs. The road is passable for cars with good clearance.
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 Monashee Lake Trail Head:
- Volunteer Park Hosts, Martha Creek, McDonald Creek and Blanket Creek Parks West Kootenay Park Management Inc. (BC Parks operator), 87 km away
- Campground Host, Kootenay Lake Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 98 km away
- Campground Host, Syringa Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 100 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Pinnacle Lake Trail Head 3 km
- Vista Pass Trail Head 6 km
- Twin Lakes Trail Head 7 km
- Holmes Lake 11 km, 1 campsite
- Vidler Ridge Trail Head 14 km
- Rottacker Lake 16 km, 1 campsite
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.