CampHostJobsSaddle Mountain Fire Lookout Recreation Site
Near Nakusp, British Columbia, Canada
Who runs this site
Operated by Nakusp and Area Community Trails Society under a partnership agreement with Recreation Sites and Trails BC.
About Saddle Mountain Fire Lookout
Saddle Mountain Fire Lookout sits on top of Saddle Mountain elevation 2304 m / 7559 ft , to the North is Upper Saddle Mountain elevation 2330 m / 7644 ft . The view is spectacular of Arrow Lake and Nakusp BC . To the west is Pinnacle Peak elevation 2573 m / 8441 ft . and the Monashee Mountians.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- No numbered campsites listed
- Upkeep
- User maintained (pack out what you bring in)
- Access
- Road: 4 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Nakusp, British Columbia
- District
- Kootenay-Boundary (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Location
- 50.15543, -117.89501
- Site ID
- REC169731
Activities
Getting there
Off Hwy 6 onto Arrow Park Road which will also cross the lake with Arrow Park Ferry for +/- 1.4 km and heading in a Northwesterly direction linking up to Saddle Bay South One Forest Service Road for +/- 3.7 km. . Then onto a logging road for +/- 3.7 km continuing along the lake Northward. Then you will arrive at Saddle Mtn. Forest Service Road and travel west up a winding road for +/- 8.2 km to the lookout trail head from this point it is a steep hike .
Official page at Recreation Sites and Trails BC
Host jobs
Hosts at BC recreation sites are hired by the site operator. This operator posts openings on its jobs page.
Host jobs near Saddle Mountain Fire Lookout:
- Campground Host, Kootenay Lake Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 69 km away
- Campground Host, Kokanee Creek Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 83 km away
- Park Host, West Kootenay Provincial Parks (2027) RAP Park Contracting / Kootenay SW Parks (BC Parks operator), 83 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Caribou Lake 12 km, 3 campsites
- Box Lake 14 km, 31 campsites
- Stevens Creek 16 km, 13 campsites
- Richy 17 km, 5 campsites
- Larson Lake 17 km, 2 campsites
- Mt Abriel 18 km, 48 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.