Scout Beach Recreation Site
Near Port Alberni, 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 Scout Beach
A treed campsite with pedestrian beach access to Great Central Lake.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 12 campsites
- Upkeep
- Maintained by an operator or contractor
- Access
- Road: 2 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Port Alberni, British Columbia
- District
- Sunshine Coast/South Island (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1997
- Location
- 49.36481, -125.12526
- Site ID
- REC5750
Activities
More activities are listed on the official page.
Facilities
More facilities are listed on the official page.
Getting there
From Port Alberni, take Highway #4 toward Tofino/Uclulet, and turn right on Central Lake Road; the turnoff to Robertson Creek Fish Hatchery & Upper Sproat Lake Campcround). Set your odometer to zero and drive on Central Lake Road, at 7.2 kilometres, turn right onto Ash Main Forest Service Road, just past the Boot Lagoon Hatchery. At 13.8 kilometres turn left onto Ash 286/Browns Bay Dryland Sort, stay right at the fork at 14.6 kilometres, at 22.9 kilometres turn left and immediately left again, you will arrive at Scout Beach Recreation Site in 1.2 kilometres. NOTE: Odometer reading may vary from one vehicle to another.
Access to Scout Beach Recreation Site is via privately managed roads. For information on road access and gate closures please check the following website before you travel: https://www.mosaicforests.com/access
Links
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 Scout Beach:
- Park Host, North Vancouver Island Provincial Parks Quality Recreation Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 54 km away
- Nismaqin Guardian & On-Site Park Operator (2 positions) Ahous Business Corporation / Maaqutusiis Hahoulthee Stewardship Society (Wahous Wilderness Lodge), 83 km away
- Campground Host, Gordon Bay Provincial Park K2 Cowichan Park Services Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 90 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Lowry Lake 3 km, 6 campsites
- Snow Creek 11 km, 30 campsites
- Stamp River Trail 17 km
- Nahmint Lake 20 km, 12 campsites
- Blackies Beach 21 km, 6 campsites
- Blackies Beach 22 km, 6 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.