CampHostJobsTamarack Lake 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 Tamarack Lake
A small, popular, pleasant campsite nested on the South end of Tamarack Lake. Dock and boat launch available for small boats.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 3 campsites
- Upkeep
- Maintained by an operator or contractor
- Access
- Road: 2 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Canal Flats, British Columbia
- District
- Rocky Mountain North (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1994
- Location
- 49.91556, -115.80354
- Site ID
- REC2169
Activities
Facilities
Getting there
From Hwy 93/95 take the Skookumchuck Pulpmill road (Farstad Way). Turning west at 1.7km before entering the mill. The paved road turns to gravel, crosses Skookumchuck Creek and leads to the Torrent FS Road. At the 2 km marker stay left. The signed Tamarack Lake Recreation Site access road will be on your right 3 kms further up the road. Access by 2WD vehicle. Trailer turnaround limited if the site is occupied.
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 Tamarack Lake:
- Campground Hosts, East Kootenay Provincial Parks EK Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 38 km away
- Park Operator (seasonal) EK Parks Ltd., 45 km away
- Campground Host, Mount Fernie Provincial Park EK Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 70 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Larchwood Lake 4 km, 22 campsites
- Johnson Lake 5 km, 5 campsites
- Skookumchuck Creek 15 km, 2 campsites
- Lazy Lake 16 km, 12 campsites
- Buhl Creek 17 km, 1 campsite
- Hahas Lake 19 km, 14 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.