Charlie Lake Provincial Park Campground

Pretty busy on Labor weekend with lots of kids speeding their bikes downhill I guess unsupervised but we were able to find a large site for our 36’ rig and the Jeep . There is at the moment no envelopes to be filled up and pay the $20 Canadian but a Lady in the truck comes by to collect the fees . There are fewer bathrooms around the camp. We found water next to our site and fill the rig , but we didn’t suppose to as that was just to fill containers. There is a dumping station also. We couldn’t find Access to the lake and on other site of the campground takes you to a boat launch only. The rest is privately owned unless you drive further few miles to the Rotary park .

This campground is on one big loop. It was the weekend but there were several sites open when we arrived and the campground did not fill on this particular Saturday night. There were both reservable and FCFS sites. Colored tags were on each sign post, red tags were reserved, green sites were available because no one reserved the site and our favorite, blue which indicated a FCFS site. This campground had many double sites. An attendant comes by, registers you and takes your cash. There was some road noise, but not too bad.

There is a dump station with a $5 fee, play area, boat launch near the campground, some disc golf baskets but not real course. There is a loop trail down to the lake, but there is no real lake access except at the boat launch. There were a few benches for birdwatchers. There were more mosquitos on the trail then at the campground. Clean pit toilets that were well stocked.

We got here before peak season and so no reservation needed, first come first serve, we didnt get here until 6pm but there were plenty of sites available. Drove around and picked which site we wanted. The park operator drives by every so often to check which sites have been taken, collect the fee and sell firewood, and to keep an eye on things. Gate closes from 11pm -7am so that makes it feel private/secure. No hookups that we saw, but did see the occasional spigot for water and plenty of trash/recycling bins and vault toilets, all of which we didn't use because we are self contained and only there for one night but all looked in good condition. Sites are gravel and pretty level with plenty of space between sites, and come with fire rings.

We stayed here May 31st on our way to Alaska. Picked the facility based on spacing from our last stop, but would absolutely stay again. Many of the sites had reserved signs posted although they seemed empty when we left the next morning. Most of the sites had a flat area adequate for 25' or less, but many of them had a sloping drive which would make them challenging for a larger rig to get leveled up. There were a number of double sites.

Our site (27) was one of the few "drive-through" sites I noticed. In actuality, it was a park by the side of the road site BUT it was level enough for us to stay hitched up without any leveling efforts required.

Dump station was near the entrance - $5 on the honor system.

Unfortunately, I lost all my pictures from May 31 so no updated pictures from me. :-(