Star Lake Recreation Site
Near Gold River, 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 Star Lake
A great little day-use site close to the community of Gold River. Scenic, sunny and great for swimming this site is well worth the side trip for a picnic. It has a short trail from the parking lot out to the point and a longer trail system loops around the lake.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- No numbered campsites listed
- Upkeep
- Maintained by an operator or contractor
- Access
- Road: 2 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Gold River, British Columbia
- District
- Discovery Coast (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1996
- Location
- 49.74275, -126.03641
- Site ID
- REC5671
Activities
More activities are listed on the official page.
Facilities
Getting there
From Gold River, turn left on the Ucona road. Follow the road until it turn into gravel and approximately 4 kms up the Star Lake entrance is signed and on your left.
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 Star Lake:
- Nismaqin Guardian & On-Site Park Operator (2 positions) Ahous Business Corporation / Maaqutusiis Hahoulthee Stewardship Society (Wahous Wilderness Lodge), 45 km away
- Park Host, North Vancouver Island Provincial Parks Quality Recreation Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 68 km away
- Campground Host, Gordon Bay Provincial Park K2 Cowichan Park Services Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 167 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Muchalat Lake 17 km, 40 campsites
- Upana Caves 17 km
- Cougar Creek 30 km, 65 campsites
- Stewart Lake 35 km, 5 campsites
- MALASPINA LAKE 40 km
- Fry Narrows Rec.Site 45 km
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.