BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Campbell Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 31
- Hookups
- 31 no hookups
- Cost
- Camping $15 CAD per night, May 1, 2026–Oct 15, 2026
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,442 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Kamloops
- Activities
- Angling, Picnicking, Camping
About
Campbell Lake Rec Site, provides opportunities for camping, boating, and fishing. The lake is a popular fishing destination and is sometimes prone to winter/summer fish kills. Buy a fishing licence, read the regulations and view fish stocking reports HERE.
The recreation site was developed to provide graveled camp-site pads. The site also has a wheelchair accessible outhouse and adjacent camping spot.
The graveled cartop boat launch is sufficient to launch small trailered boats, and there is also a day use parking area - NO OVERNIGHT CAMPING IN THE DAY USE PARKING OR BOAT LAUNCH AREA.
Use quads, dirt bikes, side by sides/utility terrain vehicles and other vehicles defined as off-road vehicles (ORVs) outside the developed camping area. Idle in and idle out, travelling less than 20km/hr within the campsite. Use the orientation map provided below to identify private land and grazing lease areas.
Road access. Maintained to Recreation Sites and Trails BC standards by a partner or contractor. Facilities on file: boat launch, toilets, picnic tables. First come, first served.
Getting there: The site is located near Kamloops, southeast of Barnhartvale. Access to the site is via 2 wheel drive vehicles; however the road is narrow and windy in places, and suffers from wash boarding. Access to the site is off Highway 1, east of Kamloops. Travel along Barnhartvale Road until the intersection with Robins Range Road. Turn right onto Robins Range Road. Follow Robbins Range Road until the intersection with Campbell Range Road. Turn right onto Campbell Range Road. Follow Campbell Range Road until the intersection with Scuitto Lake Forest Service Road. Turn right onto the Scuitto Lake Forest Service Road. Travel approximately 12 km until to reach the Scuitto Lake Recreation Site. Stay on the main road and continue past the Scuitto Lake Recreation Site. The road parallels Scuitto Lake. Once past Scuitto Lake the road branches again. Take the right hand branch road and travel over the cattleguard and follow the road to another un-named intersection. Taking a left brings you to the entrance of the Campbell Lake Recreation Site.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 19° | -17° | 37° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 31° | 15° | -10° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 39° | 24° | 7° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 45° | 28° | 20° | 70° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 59° | 39° | 29° | 81° | 4 of 11 |
| June | 64° | 44° | 33° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 76° | 52° | 40° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 76° | 54° | 44° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 64° | 45° | 35° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 48° | 33° | 24° | 65° | 9 of 10 |
| November | 37° | 27° | 11° | 49° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 32° | 24° | -11° | 45° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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