CampHostJobsWap Lake West Recreation Site
Near Revelstoke, 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 Wap Lake West
This is a small timbered site on a beautiful little lake, Wap Lake. There are two small sites and a small overflow parking area beside the road. Good fishing and viewing opportunities exist at the site as well as a steep boat launch that is used when the water is high during the spring. Be aware that the site is located directly beside an active industrial road.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 2 campsites
- Upkeep
- User maintained (pack out what you bring in)
- Access
- Road: Motorhome
- Nearest town
- Revelstoke, British Columbia
- District
- Columbia-Shuswap (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1992
- Location
- 50.8577, -118.55784
- Site ID
- REC1564
Activities
More activities are listed on the official page.
Facilities
Getting there
Wap Lake can be reached using the Wap Creek forest service road, which starts at the Trans-Canada Highway just west of Three Valley Gap. While road conditions vary with weather, two-wheel drive vehicles can usually use this road in summer. The two small sites are located at 12 km on the Wap Lake Forest Service Road, they will be on the right side of the road.
Caution - This is an active industrial road - using a two-way radio with resource road channels is recommended.
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 Wap Lake West:
- Volunteer Park Hosts, Martha Creek, McDonald Creek and Blanket Creek Parks West Kootenay Park Management Inc. (BC Parks operator), 30 km away
- Campground Host, Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 141 km away
- Campground Host, Kootenay Lake Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 143 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Frog Falls 7 km, 5 campsites
- Kidney Lake 12 km, 3 campsites
- Cummins Lake 12 km, 1 campsite
- Greenbush Lake 17 km, 3 campsites
- Noisy Creek 18 km, 60 campsites
- Gorge Creek 18 km
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.