CampHostJobsRIPPLE / LIGHTNING CABINS Recreation Site
Near Creston, British Columbia, Canada
Who runs this site
Operated by Ripple Ridge Recreation Association under a partnership agreement with Recreation Sites and Trails BC.
About RIPPLE / LIGHTNING CABINS
The Ripple Ridge Cabin and Lighting Strike Cabin are managed under partnership agreement and bookings can be made by going to rippleridge.ca There is a $10 fee per person for overnight use of the cabins. The cabin contains a wood stove, tables and benches, and a sleeping loft. It can sleep 6 comfortably, and 10 in a squeeze.Please note that no motorized vehicles are allowed on this road in the winter. A picnic table and fire ring were added in October 2010. Commercial use of the cabin is prohibited; any violations should be reported to the recreation officer 250 825 1100
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- No numbered campsites listed
- Upkeep
- Maintained by an operator or contractor
- Access
- Road: 2 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Creston, British Columbia
- District
- Kootenay-Boundary (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1992
- Location
- 49.04077, -117.03341
- Site ID
- REC5082
Activities
Facilities
Getting there
From Salmo take Highways #6 and #3 southeast for 37 km to Stayleep pass at Bridal Lake. Park in the plowed area on the left side of the highway. From the junction of Highways #3 and #3A north of Creston take highway #3 northwest for 42.5 km to the pass at Bridal Lake. Park in the plowed area on the north side of the highway. From the parking area, cross the highway towards the south. The gravel road accessing the cabin begins immediately to the right of the Highway's maintenance yard. Take this road 3.2 km to the top of the ridge where it levels off and before it drops into the next valley. Look for the trail into the cabins on the right at this point. The old cabin lies about 200 metres from the access road, and the new cabin about 100 metres further. high clearance 2WD required.
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 RIPPLE / LIGHTNING CABINS:
- Campground Host, Champion Lakes Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 45 km away
- Campground Host, Kokanee Creek Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 63 km away
- Park Host, West Kootenay Provincial Parks (2027) RAP Park Contracting / Kootenay SW Parks (BC Parks operator), 63 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Char Cabin 5 km
- Char Creek 8 km
- Curtis Lake 10 km
- Boundary Lake 11 km, 11 campsites
- Panther Lake 14 km
- Next Creek Beach 35 km, 4 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.