Olive Hut
Near Invermere, British Columbia, Canada
Who runs this site
Operated by Columbia Valley Hut Society under a partnership agreement with Recreation Sites and Trails BC.
About Olive Hut
A small, stone hut at 2650m overlooking the Catamount Glacier; sleeps 4-6; used for ski touring and mountaineering.
Closures to motorized traffic in the area:
SUMMER CLOSURE: June 1 to November 1 - closed to motorized traffic past summer road's end.
WINTER CLOSURE: North Star Glacier closed to snowmobiling year round. Catamount Glacier open to snowmobiling February 15 to May 31 annually.
- Type
- Cabin or shelter
- Campsites
- 1 campsite
- Upkeep
- Maintained by an operator or contractor
- Access
- Trail: Non-Motorized
- Nearest town
- Invermere, British Columbia
- District
- Rocky Mountain North (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1995
- Location
- 50.63198, -116.55872
- Site ID
- REC6072
Activities
More activities are listed on the official page.
Facilities
Getting there
For booking and access information, visit the Columbia Valley Hut Society website.
http://cvhsinfo.org/cms/olive-hut/
Links
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 Olive Hut:
- Campground Host, Kootenay Lake Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 65 km away
- Campground Host, Kokanee Creek Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 122 km away
- Park Host, West Kootenay Provincial Parks (2027) RAP Park Contracting / Kootenay SW Parks (BC Parks operator), 122 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Forster Creek Emergency Warming Shelter 4 km
- Dave White Cabin 4 km, 2 campsites
- Stockdale Creek 10 km, 2 campsites
- Bugaboo-Septet 17 km, 4 campsites
- Bugaboo Falls 20 km
- East Creek Bivy Boulder 20 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.