CampHostJobsThird Lake Recreation Site
Near Merritt, 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 Third Lake
Found on the northwest shore of Third Lake, the recreation site is popular with fishermen, campers, and hunters. Has open sunny sites and can accomodate large camping units.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 4 campsites
- Upkeep
- Maintained by an operator or contractor
- Access
- Road: 4 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Merritt, British Columbia
- District
- Cascades (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1995
- Location
- 50.39982, -121.13303
- Site ID
- REC6052
Activities
More activities are listed on the official page.
Facilities
Getting there
From Merritt take Hwy 97C/ Hwy 8 west out of town for 8 kms. Turn right onto Aberdeen Road. Stay right at 6 kms. Kilometer boards start and the road becomes the Skuhun-Pimainus Forest Service Road at the 7 km mark. Follow the Pimainus mainline staying left at 19 km and 23.5 km. Go right at 27 km. Left at 38.5 and left again at 41.2 to the site.
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 Third Lake:
- Campground Host, Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 48 km away
- Campground Host, Green Lake Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 111 km away
- Campground Host, Big Bar Lake Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 112 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Pimainus Lake East 4 km, 3 campsites
- Calling Lake 7 km, 4 campsites
- Big Ok Lake (Island Lake) 9 km, 7 campsites
- Roscoe Lake 12 km, 6 campsites
- Abbott Lake 16 km, 3 campsites
- Billy Lake 16 km, 4 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.