Three Island Lake Recreation Site
Near Parson, 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 Three Island Lake
A small, less popular campsite with angling opportunities. Very rough and narrow access for the last few km with no turn arounds. 4wd and high clearance access only. No trailers.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 1 campsite
- Upkeep
- User maintained (pack out what you bring in)
- Access
- Road: 4 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Parson, British Columbia
- District
- Rocky Mountain North (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1994
- Location
- 51.0162, -116.78737
- Site ID
- REC5706
Activities
Facilities
Getting there
Road from Summit rd down to Three Island Lake is high risk, very rough and narrow road with no turn arounds, 4wd high clearance vehicle required. Not recommended for regular road vehicle use, more appropriate for ATV use. No trailers. Active logging road, CB radio recommended. Access is through the community of Parson, 68km north of Radium and 36km south of Golden
From HWY 95 in Parson, turn west onto Parson River Crossing Rd. Continue straight, onto Crestbrook Main FSR (Radio controlled road use RR-3). Continue on Crestbrook Main staying right at 14km shortout then stay right to continue on Spillimacheen North Fork FSR at 17km. Turn Left onto Summit rd at km marker 21 and continue for 6km, turn left off Summit rd . After 800m stay right and continue for another 1.6km to Three Island Lake.
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 Three Island Lake:
- Volunteer Park Hosts, Martha Creek, McDonald Creek and Blanket Creek Parks West Kootenay Park Management Inc. (BC Parks operator), 99 km away
- Campground Host, Kootenay Lake Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 102 km away
- Campground Manager (live on site) Kananaskis Campground Services Inc. (KCS), 144 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Rocky Point Lake 1 km, 1 campsite
- Summit Lake 2 km, 1 campsite
- Loon Lake 5 km, 9 campsites
- Wilbur Lake 8 km, 2 campsites
- Bittern Lake 14 km, 2 campsites
- Fourteen Mile Lake 15 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.