CampHostJobsSkookumchuck Creek Recreation Site
Near Canal Flats, British Columbia, Canada
Who runs this site
Run by an independent site operator under an agreement with Recreation Sites and Trails BC.
About Skookumchuck Creek
A small, lightly used campsite with a short trail to a viewpoint overlooking rapids. This site is not accessible with trailers.
Check fishing regulations before angling in Skookumchuck Creek.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 2 campsites
- Upkeep
- User maintained (pack out what you bring in)
- Access
- Road: 2 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Canal Flats, British Columbia
- District
- Rocky Mountain North (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1999
- Location
- 49.96466, -116.0034
- Site ID
- REC5226
Activities
More activities are listed on the official page.
Facilities
Getting there
Located by driving west and south along the Findlay Creek Forest Service Road north of Canal Flats. At the 8 km mark on the Findlay Creek FS Road turn left (south) onto the Skookumchuck Creek FS Road. Stay left at the 17.5 km mark. Follow this road to 43 km mark. Turning left takes you to the small site along a rough gravel road.
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 Skookumchuck Creek:
- Campground Hosts, East Kootenay Provincial Parks EK Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 50 km away
- Park Operator (seasonal) EK Parks Ltd., 53 km away
- Campground Host, Kootenay Lake Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 68 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Buhl Creek 2 km, 1 campsite
- Doctor Creek Cabin Emergency Warming Shelter 13 km, 2 campsites
- Larchwood Lake 15 km, 22 campsites
- Tamarack Lake 15 km, 3 campsites
- Johnson Lake 17 km, 5 campsites
- Engstrom's Pond 19 km, 1 campsite
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.