CampHostJobsMosquito 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 Mosquito Lake
This is a perfect lake for exploring in a small boat or canoe. The irregular edge has several quiet little bays accessible only by water. The lake is popular with families as it offers good fishing and swimming. The Mosquito Lake Recreation Site is well located for a base camp to explore the area and visit some of the other lakes nearby.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 3 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
- 50.33302, -118.06514
- Site ID
- REC2137
Activities
More activities are listed on the official page.
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" continue straight ahead. Reset your odometer. Travel north on the "West Mosquito Road" for 11.6 km, to the "27 km" road marker and the junction 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 8.9 km. Between the "19 km" and "20 km" road markers, at the junction with "Plant Road", turn left. Travel 800 meters to the 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 Mosquito Lake:
- Volunteer Park Hosts, Martha Creek, McDonald Creek and Blanket Creek Parks West Kootenay Park Management Inc. (BC Parks operator), 75 km away
- Campground Host, Kootenay Lake Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 85 km away
- Campground Host, Kokanee Creek Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 105 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Cameron Lake 5 km, 4 campsites
- Larson Lake 6 km, 2 campsites
- Catherine Lake 10 km, 4 campsites
- Caribou Lake 13 km, 3 campsites
- Mt Abriel 14 km, 48 campsites
- Twin Lakes Trail Head 18 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.