Upper Elk River Recreation Site
Near Elkford, 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 Upper Elk River
A small, partially treed site on the Elk River. Views of meadows and avalanche chutes.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 3 campsites
- Upkeep
- Maintained by an operator or contractor
- Access
- Road: 2 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Elkford, British Columbia
- District
- Rocky Mountain South (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1980
- Location
- 50.52447, -115.02137
- Site ID
- REC2053
Activities
More activities are listed on the official page.
Facilities
Getting there
163.5 km along the Elk River FSR commencing from the end of the pavement in Elkford
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 Upper Elk River:
- Campground Manager (live on site) Kananaskis Campground Services Inc. (KCS), 41 km away
- Park Maintenance Kananaskis Campground Services Inc. (KCS), 41 km away
- Campground Hosts, East Kootenay Provincial Parks EK Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 111 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Tobermory Creek 1 km, 4 campsites
- Riverside 6 km, 3 campsites
- Weary Creek 16 km, 2 campsites
- Maiyuk Creek 23 km, 2 campsites
- Forsyth Creek 30 km, 1 campsite
- Mt.Forsyth 30 km, 3 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.