CampHostJobsPowerhouse Recreation Site
Near Atlin, 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 Powerhouse
A short trail leads to the old powerhouse used to provide electricity to gold dredges used along Pine and Spruce Creek in the early 1900s. An interpretive panel gives a short history of the powerhouse and dredging operations.
Note: Please stay out of buildings. Hidden hazards exist
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- No numbered campsites listed
- Upkeep
- User maintained (pack out what you bring in)
- Access
- Road: 4 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Atlin, British Columbia
- District
- North Coast-QCI-Kalum (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 2015
- Location
- 59.59177, -133.63121
- Site ID
- REC204353
Activities
Facilities
Getting there
Located approximately 3.5 kms east of Atlin along the Surprise Lake Road. Turn right at that point and follow the road for approximately 1 km.
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.
Nearby recreation sites
- Como Lake 3 km, 3 campsites
- Discovery 4 km
- Dredge and Flume 5 km
- Surprise Lake 13 km, 5 campsites
- Mcdonald Lake 14 km, 4 campsites
- Boulder Dam 15 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.