San Juan River Recreation Site
Near Port Renfrew, British Columbia, Canada
SITE CLOSED - San Juan Campsite has been decommissioned and is closed.
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 San Juan River
Recently expanded in the Summer of 2018, the San Juan River Rec Site is a pleasant campsite beside the San Juan River that includes several giant spruce trees.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 18 campsites
- Upkeep
- Maintained by an operator or contractor
- Access
- Road: 2 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Port Renfrew, British Columbia
- District
- Sunshine Coast/South Island (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1980
- Location
- 48.58784, -124.18641
- Site ID
- REC0270
Activities
More activities are listed on the official page.
Facilities
More facilities are listed on the official page.
Getting there
From Port Renfrew follow the Pacific Circle Route north for about 16.5 km until you reach a Y intersection. Stay right, leaving the pavement. At the next Y intersection stay right again onto Bear Creek Main. Follow until you cross the San Juan River on a long bridge (about 6 km of gravel). The site is on the left immediately after the bridge.
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 San Juan River:
- Campground Host, Gordon Bay Provincial Park K2 Cowichan Park Services Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 27 km away
- Volunteer Park Hosts, Ruckle, Bamberton and Cowichan River Parks K2 Park Services (BC Parks operator), 45 km away
- Campground Host, Fort Rodd Hill oTENTik Area Parks Canada - Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse NHS, 57 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Lizard Lake 4 km, 28 campsites
- Harris Creek Spruce 9 km
- Fairy Lake 12 km, 32 campsites
- Tansky 19 km
- Avatar Grove Hiking Trails 19 km
- Bald Mountain 28 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.