Canada Recreation site

Mt 7 North Ridge Recreation Site

Near Golden, British Columbia, Canada

Who runs this site

Operated by B.C. Hang Gliding Paragliding Association under a partnership agreement with Recreation Sites and Trails BC.

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About Mt 7 North Ridge

The Mount 7 site sits near the summit of Mount 7. It has a launch pad for paragliding and hanggliding. It also serves as the trail head for the Mount 7 downhill trails. There is no overnight camping at this site.

Type: Recreation site
Campsites: No numbered campsites listed
Upkeep: User maintained (pack out what you bring in)
Access: Road: 4 Wheel Drive
Nearest town: Golden, British Columbia
District: Rocky Mountain North (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
Established: 2000
Location: 51.27556, -116.88557
Site ID: REC5068

Activities

Viewing
Other (see Note attached to File)
Mountain Biking

Facilities

Toilet - Wood
Table - Log
Toilet - Wheelchair Accessible
Fire Ring
Sign - 3 Blade
Parking - Spaces Gravel
Signs
Sign - Directional (Facility)
Entrance Kiosk
Viewing Platform

Getting there

Take the main road (10th Avenue) in Golden direction south. About one kilometer out of town, you should see the gravel pit on your left. Take the road off the highway on your left between the gravel pit and the small bird sanctuary called Reflection Lake. Take the left again on the gravel road that goes up around the gravel pit and take the right fork into the mountain. Follow this meandering road. Note the numbered signs on the side of the road to mark kilometers. The lookout/launch pad is at kilometer 14.

Directions in Google Maps

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 Mt 7 North Ridge:

Volunteer Park Hosts, Martha Creek, McDonald Creek and Blanket Creek Parks West Kootenay Park Management Inc. (BC Parks operator), 97 km away
Campground Host, Kootenay Lake Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 131 km away
Campground Manager (live on site) Kananaskis Campground Services Inc. (KCS), 157 km away

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Nearby recreation sites

Cedar Lake 7 km, 22 campsites
Moonraker 7 km
Dawn Mountain 13 km
Gorman Lake and Trail 23 km, 3 campsites
Wapta Falls 24 km, 2 campsites
Loon Lake 25 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.