CampHostJobsSkimikin Lake Recreation Site
Near Salmon Arm, 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 Skimikin Lake
Skimikin Lake Recreation Site is a large, semi-open site that is managed through a partnership agreement.
Camping fees are collected from April 15 to October 15 annually. This is a CASH ONLY site.
One side of the site has been developed for horses with several corrals and manure dumping locations. There is a $4/ horse/ night camping fee for these services.
The other side of the site is designated for ORV users.
The trails associated with the site are multi-use catering to ATV use and horse use.
Regarding Horse Use: Horse corrals are on a first come-first serve basis, and if the adjacent campsites are in use by non-horse users, horse campers will have to find an unoccupied site to camp in. Water is not available on site, but horse users may bucket water from the lake or water their horses at the lakeshore. Horse users are responsible for cleaning up their own manure and depositing it in the allocated manure piles. Horses are not permitted in the West Recreation Site.
ATV's, Dirt Bikes, and OHV's are permitted only in the West Recreation Site. All OHV's use is restricted to main roads for commuting to and from the Recreation Site only. Idle in and out 20km/hr.
Dogs must be under control at all times, and Generator Use is restricted from 9-11am and 6-8pm. Quiet hours are 11pm-7am. Do not hold campsites. Sites must be occupied for the purpose of camping. Vehicles, Trailers, Tents or other personal property left unattended may be removed at the owner's expense. Only 1 vehicle per campsite, all extra vehicles are subject to a parking fee
Day use hours at the site are from 7am-11pm.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 57 campsites
- Camping fees
- Yes, fees are collected (see the description)
- Upkeep
- Maintained by an operator or contractor
- Access
- Road: Motorhome
- Nearest town
- Salmon Arm, British Columbia
- District
- Columbia-Shuswap (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1992
- Location
- 50.78337, -119.44158
- Site ID
- REC1562
Activities
More activities are listed on the official page.
Facilities
More facilities are listed on the official page.
Getting there
Exit Hwy 1 at Tappen Valley Road, drive 3.8 km, turn left on Skimikin Road for 5.8 km. All paved roads.
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 Skimikin Lake:
- Campground Host, Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 80 km away
- Volunteer Park Hosts, Martha Creek, McDonald Creek and Blanket Creek Parks West Kootenay Park Management Inc. (BC Parks operator), 90 km away
- Campground Host, Green Lake Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 141 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Bryden Lake 8 km, 1 campsite
- Pement Lake 9 km, 1 campsite
- Wallensteen Lake 15 km, 2 campsites
- Kernaghan Lake North 17 km, 1 campsite
- Rubberhead 18 km
- Harper Lake 20 km, 7 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.