Skwellepil Creek Recreation Site
Near West Harrison, British Columbia, Canada
Who runs this site
Operated by Four Wheel Drive Association of British Columbia under a partnership agreement with Recreation Sites and Trails BC.
About Skwellepil Creek
ACCESS TO SKWELLEPIL CREEK REC SITE IS HIGH CLEARANCE 4X4 ONLY. THREE LARGE WATERBARS HAVE BEEN DUG INTO THE ENTRANCE AS OF SUMMER 2022.
Skwellepil Creek campsite has changed status to a wilderness site only.
This designation means it is still open to the public but no maintenance services will be provided. Available campsite locations will also be reduced. Sites are first come first serve, no reservation system is in place.
Please be respectful and pack it in, pack it out.
The access road to this site will also receive minimal maintenance and access will be high clearance 4x4 only.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 10 campsites
- Upkeep
- User maintained (pack out what you bring in)
- Access
- Road: 4 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- West Harrison, British Columbia
- District
- Chilliwack (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1992
- Location
- 49.44787, -122.02269
- Site ID
- REC0072
Activities
More activities are listed on the official page.
Facilities
More facilities are listed on the official page.
Getting there
Turn north off Lougheed Highway (Hwy #7) at the community of Harrison Mills onto the Chehalis Forest Service Road (FSR). Travel past Elbow Lake and continue till you cross the Statlu Creek bridge at which point turn right at the junction and continue following the Chehalis FSR in a northerly direction. Keep left at the next major FSR junction. Skwellepil Creek Recreation Site is located about half way up the west side of Chehalis Lake. The total distance from Hwy #7 turn off is approximately 30 kms.
Official page at Recreation Sites and Trails BC
Host jobs
Hosts at BC recreation sites are hired by the site operator. Ask the operator through their website.
Host jobs near Skwellepil Creek:
- Park Host, Sasquatch / Chilliwack Lake / Birkenhead Lake Sea to Sky Park Services Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 26 km away
- Campground Host, Fort Langley oTENTik Camping Parks Canada - Fort Langley National Historic Site, 50 km away
- Campground Host, Wallace Island Marine Provincial Park RLC Park Services (BC Parks operator), 125 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Chehalis Lake North 3 km, 30 campsites
- Chehalis Lake South 5 km, 13 campsites
- Lookout Lake 9 km, 1 campsite
- Sunrise Lake 10 km, 4 campsites
- Wood Lake 12 km, 35 campsites
- Hale Creek 12 km, 5 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.