CampHostJobsPYPER LAKE / Dandzen Ch'ighats'enelhtash Recreation Site
Near Tatla Lake, 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 PYPER LAKE / Dandzen Ch'ighats'enelhtash
Offering a great view of the Coast Mountains, there are three camp sites in a clearing at the northeast end of Pyper Lake. The site is a few minutes off Highway 20, and is a popular swimming hole with a cartop boat launch.
INDIGENOUS TERRITORY: Pyper Lake is situated within the traditional and unceded territory of the Tsilhqot'in (pronounced "sil-ko-teen") Nation.
The Tsilhqot'in name for this area is "Dandzen Ch'ighats'enelhtash". Source: Tsilhqot'in National Government.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 3 campsites
- Upkeep
- Maintained by an operator or contractor
- Access
- Road: 2 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Tatla Lake, British Columbia
- District
- South Cariboo - Chilcotin - Central Coast (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1998
- Location
- 52.05072, -124.16093
- Site ID
- REC2618
Activities
More activities are listed on the official page.
Facilities
Getting there
From Williams Lake travel west along Hwy 20 through Alexis Creek and past Puntzi Lake. The road to Pyper Lake is approximately 15km past the turn off to Puntzi Lake. Turn left off Hwy 20 onto Pyper Lake Road and follow for about 2.5 km and turn right. Continue another 400 meters into the Recreation Site.
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 PYPER LAKE / Dandzen Ch'ighats'enelhtash:
- Campground Host, Ten Mile Lake Provincial Park Silvertip Park Services Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 162 km away
- Campground Host, Lac La Hache Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 174 km away
- Campground Host, Big Bar Lake Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 182 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- PUNTZI LAKE / Bendziny 15 km, 5 campsites
- TATLA LAKE / Tatl'ah 26 km, 5 campsites
- EAGLE LAKE WEST / Lhuy Nachasgwen Gunlin 26 km, 4 campsites
- PINTO LAKE 30 km, 2 campsites
- CHILKO - TASEKO JUNCTION 33 km, 5 campsites
- COCHIN LAKE / Gwedzin 36 km, 5 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.