Sawmill Bay Boat-In Campground · Pilot Bay Park

Sawmill Bay Boat-In Campground

Public park inside Pilot Bay Park

Pilot Bay Park · British Columbia

the basics

Things to do nearby

Within 5 km — trails, viewpoints, beaches, boat launches you can reach without packing up camp.

Pilot Peninsula Trailhead · 4.1 km · Google Maps ↗

Plus 2 user-tagged viewpoints, 1 user-tagged boat launch on OpenStreetMap — visible as pins on the map below.

What's around

Sawmill Bay Boat-In Campground plus 1 named place to see and do nearby — trails, beaches, viewpoints, water, and services.

Water + services

Nearest dump station — dump station node/6699411681 18 km · Google Maps ↗
Nearest potable water 16 km · Google Maps ↗

what to bring

This list adapts to Sawmill Bay Boat-In Campground. no showers means a travel towel;

Reusable water bottle No on-site water — bring or boil from the source Travel towel + biodegradable soap No showers on-site Lighter or waterproof matches Firewood usually available at the gate Sleeping bag rated to 5°C Nights cool down even in summer

If Sawmill Bay Boat-In Campground is full

Other places to stay within 25 km — ones with openings in the next 14 days listed first.

Pilot Bay Provincial Park openings Public campground · 164 m · Google Maps ↗
Soul's Paradise Resort Public campground · 3.4 km · Google Maps ↗
Irvine Creek Dispersed camping · 4.2 km · Google Maps ↗
Kokanee Chalets RV Park and Campground Public campground · 4.7 km · Google Maps ↗
Crawford Bay Cottage & RV Park Public campground · 5.0 km · Google Maps ↗
Gray Creek Camping Resort Public campground · 6.0 km · Google Maps ↗
Toad Rock Motorcycle Campground Dispersed camping · 6.2 km · Google Maps ↗
Kokanee Springs Resort Seasonal RV community · 6.4 km · Google Maps ↗

Plus 3 user-tagged dispersed sites on OpenStreetMap — often genuine wild-pitches; check access rights before relying on one.

Data refreshed 2026-06-13. Sources: Google Places. Neighbourhood joins 9 named anchors.