Moonraker Recreation Site
Near Golden, British Columbia, Canada
Who runs this site
Operated by Golden Cycling Club under a partnership agreement with Recreation Sites and Trails BC.
About Moonraker
The Moonraker Trail network has a variety of single track for all cyclists, hikers and trail runners. The network meanders on a bench above Golden, around lakes and ponds, with stunning views of the Purcels and a gorge (Canyon Creek) at the far south end.
Please visit the Golden Cycling Club for more information:
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- No numbered campsites listed
- Upkeep
- User maintained (pack out what you bring in)
- Access
- Road: Motorhome
- Nearest town
- Golden, British Columbia
- District
- Rocky Mountain North (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 2000
- Location
- 51.26555, -116.98628
- Site ID
- REC2480
Activities
More activities are listed on the official page.
Facilities
Getting there
The north end of the trail system can be reached by following the directional signs along the Kicking Horse Ski Hill Road to Cedar Lake. It will direct you to turn onto the Dogtooth FSR, the parking lot is located a few kilometers down this road.
The south end of the trail system is accessed through Nicholson via Canyon Creek road.
Official page at Recreation Sites and Trails BC
Host jobs
Hosts at BC recreation sites are hired by the site operator. Ask the operator through their website.
Host jobs near Moonraker:
- Volunteer Park Hosts, Martha Creek, McDonald Creek and Blanket Creek Parks West Kootenay Park Management Inc. (BC Parks operator), 90 km away
- Campground Host, Kootenay Lake Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 130 km away
- Campground Manager (live on site) Kananaskis Campground Services Inc. (KCS), 163 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Cedar Lake 0 km, 22 campsites
- Mt 7 North Ridge 7 km
- Dawn Mountain 8 km
- Gorman Lake and Trail 17 km, 3 campsites
- Mcmurdo Cabin 26 km, 3 campsites
- Loon Lake 26 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.