CampHostJobsPowder Beach Recreation Site
Near Riondel, 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 Powder Beach
This small secluded beach area is on the east side of Kootenay Lake. There is enough space for 1 or 2 tents on site.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- No numbered campsites listed
- Access
- Road: 4 Wheel Drive; Boat-in: Motorized
- Nearest town
- Riondel, British Columbia
- District
- Kootenay-Boundary (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Location
- 49.89302, -116.86886
- Site ID
- REC6736
Activities
Getting there
Access to this trail can be achieved by boat or 4x4 vehicles. Coordinates to the recreation site are 49.53.6853'N / 116.52.1128.
For vehicle access from Riondel head north on Riondel North Road for 3km until you reach Powder Creek Forest Service Road. High clearance 4x4 capabilities are required past this point. Continue up the Powder Creek FSR until you reach the 12km sign marker, you will see an old deactivated road to your left. Park at the pull out in front of this road, do not continue driving past this point. Hike down the deactivated road for 1km until you see a spur on your left, head down this trail for 50m until you reach the small beach.
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 Powder Beach:
- Campground Host, Kootenay Lake Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 23 km away
- Campground Host, Kokanee Creek Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 38 km away
- Park Host, West Kootenay Provincial Parks (2027) RAP Park Contracting / Kootenay SW Parks (BC Parks operator), 38 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Garland Bay 3 km, 26 campsites
- Bernard Beach (Garland Bay South) 4 km, 16 campsites
- Fletcher Cr Falls 7 km, 4 campsites
- Kaslo Interpretive Forest 7 km
- Buchanan Lookout 7 km, 1 campsite
- Fletcher Lake 9 km, 2 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.