Starvation Lake Recreation Site
Near Squamish, 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 Starvation Lake
Part of the Sea to Sky Trail, accessible by walking or biking. Roughly 6.6km out and back trail to the lake from the end of the Paradise Valley Road. A steep incline hike that crosses a train track. No services or facilities are present at this rec site.
A few spots for vehicles to park and/or camp available at the base of the trail. Not recommended for low-clearance vehicles. 4x4 recommended. Large gravel carpark before the section of the road is a good parking area for vehicles with 2WD and lower clearance.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- No numbered campsites listed
- Upkeep
- User maintained (pack out what you bring in)
- Access
- Trail: Non-Motorized
- Nearest town
- Squamish, British Columbia
- District
- Squamish (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Location
- 49.90247, -123.1733
- Site ID
- REC6288
Activities
More activities are listed on the official page.
Getting there
From the town of Squamish, drive North on HWY 99. Turn LEFT onto Squamish Valley Road. Stay on this road for several km's, over the train tracks, and then over a bridge which spans the Cheakamus river. The road will fork, turn RIGHT. Follow down Paradise Valley for many km's until the very end of the 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 Starvation Lake:
- Campground Host, Birkenhead Lake Provincial Park Sea to Sky Park Services Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 81 km away
- Campground Host, Fort Langley oTENTik Camping Parks Canada - Fort Langley National Historic Site, 92 km away
- Campground Host, Pirates Cove Marine Provincial Park RLC Park Services (BC Parks operator), 98 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Chek Canyon Climbing Site 1 km, 32 campsites
- Anderson Beach 7 km
- Levette Lake 8 km, 9 campsites
- Squamish Riverside Campsite 9 km, 9 campsites
- Brohm Lake Day Use 10 km
- Brohm Lake Interpretive Forest Trails 10 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.