CampHostJobsMount Begbie Recreation Site
Near Revelstoke, 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 Mount Begbie
Mount Begbie is an area of steep mountains and glacial areas, the Summit trail is a steep strenuous 6 km hike to a small Recreation Site just below the glacier. Above the campground is the summit of Mt Begbie, experience in back country hiking, camping, and dealing with steep mountaineering terrain is required and take caution with potential wildlife encounters.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- No numbered campsites listed
- Upkeep
- User maintained (pack out what you bring in)
- Access
- Trail: Non-Motorized
- Nearest town
- Revelstoke, British Columbia
- District
- Columbia-Shuswap (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 2000
- Location
- 50.90318, -118.26665
- Site ID
- REC5118
Activities
Getting there
The Mount Begbie summit can only be reached by taking the 6km hiking trail to the campground, then continuing up the glacier and climbing to the summit. Strong glacier travel, rock climbing and backcountry experience is required as there is no marked trail to the summit. There is no vehicle access or helicopter access to the summit.
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 Mount Begbie:
- Volunteer Park Hosts, Martha Creek, McDonald Creek and Blanket Creek Parks West Kootenay Park Management Inc. (BC Parks operator), 12 km away
- Campground Host, Kootenay Lake Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 130 km away
- Campground Host, Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 162 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Mount Begbie Campground 2 km, 3 campsites
- Mt Begbie Area 4 km, 4 campsites
- Begbie Falls 6 km, 26 campsites
- Shaketown 7 km
- Big Eddy 11 km
- Echo Bay Mulvehill Creek 12 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.