CampHostJobsVinson 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 Vinson Lake
The area is managed as a day use site but some overnight camping does occur despite the lack of tables and metal firerings. One outhouse on site. A short hike permits access to the lake but all small boats and canoes etc must be carried down. The recreation site is used primarily by fishermen.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- No numbered campsites listed
- Upkeep
- Maintained by an operator or contractor
- Access
- Road: 2 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Merritt, British Columbia
- District
- Cascades (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1999
- Location
- 49.80302, -120.43156
- Site ID
- REC1773
Activities
Facilities
Getting there
Access is off of Highway 97C onto the Schrimpton Forest Service Road by exiting at the Loon Lake exit. Proceed south down this sometimes very busy forest industrial road, continue past the Buck Lake Recreation Site at 7.5 km for about another 4 kms and the parking lot like campsite will be on the right hand side.
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 Vinson Lake:
- Campground Host, Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 75 km away
- Park Host, South Okanagan & Boundary Provincial Parks Quality Recreation Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 87 km away
- Park Host, Sasquatch / Chilliwack Lake / Birkenhead Lake Sea to Sky Park Services Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 104 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Buck Lake 3 km, 10 campsites
- Missezula Lake North 8 km, 10 campsites
- Hook Lake North 11 km, 4 campsites
- Bluey Lake 12 km, 10 campsites
- Elkhart Lake 13 km, 3 campsites
- Deadman Lake 14 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.