CampHostJobsSnowshoe Lake Recreation Site
Near Nakusp, 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 Snowshoe Lake
This small fishing lake, tucked into the hills, is a pleasant spot to while away a few hours or days. Although there is not a boat launch, the road goes close enough to the lake that a canoe can easily be put in. There is a choice of grassy or treed campsites. In the evening you can relax and watch the resident osprey fishing for the "big one that got away".
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 3 campsites
- Upkeep
- Maintained by an operator or contractor
- Access
- Road: 4 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Nakusp, British Columbia
- District
- Kootenay-Boundary (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1998
- Location
- 49.9164, -118.17704
- Site ID
- REC2200
Activities
More activities are listed on the official page.
Facilities
Getting there
Access: From the Needles Rest Area at the ferry terminus, travel west on Highway 6 for 14.4 km.Just before the highway crosses Inonoaklin Creek, turn right onto a 4 wheel drive gravel road. Follow this road through the gravel pit onto a rough dirt road. After crossing a cattle guard at 1.5 km the road forks. Take the right fork, marked with a brown 4x4 post with white lettering, signed "Snowshoe Lake". Continue along this road for another 3 km to the recreation site.
Alternate Access: From the Needles Rest Area at the ferry terminus, travel west on Highway 6 for 4.4 km. Turn right onto the "Whatshan Lake Road". At the junction with the Barnes Creek road, turn left and cross over the Whatshan River. Just past the power station, which is at the "7 km" marker on the "Barnes Creek Forest Service Road", turn left onto the "Snowshoe Lake Road", which is marked with a white and red sign, nailed to a tree. Proceed 1.4 km. Turn left onto a road marked "Branch 1". Proceed 1.5 km to just past a "10 km" yellow and black marker on the right hand side of the road. Turn right onto a narrow, dirt 2 wheel drive road that follows the power lines for 2 km to Snowshoe Lake. Note: the last 1.6 km is very steep, narrow and rutted, suitable for high clearance 2 wheel drive vehicles in dry weather.
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 Snowshoe Lake:
- Campground Host, Syringa Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 65 km away
- Campground Host, Kokanee Creek Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 83 km away
- Park Host, West Kootenay Provincial Parks (2027) RAP Park Contracting / Kootenay SW Parks (BC Parks operator), 83 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Taite Creek 15 km, 5 campsites
- Richy 18 km, 5 campsites
- Octopus Creek 19 km, 2 campsites
- Stevens Creek 20 km, 13 campsites
- Eureka Lookout 23 km
- Holmes Lake 24 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.