BC Parks · British Columbia
Downing Park
BC Parks · British Columbia, Canada · in Downing Provincial Park
- Sites
- 14
- Season
- May 15 to September 15
- Cost
- $18 CAD per party per night; non-B.C. residents +$20 CAD per stay
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,497 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Activities
- Canoeing, Cycling, Fishing, Swimming
About
This park offers 14 gravelled campsites on a first come, first served basis. Campsite reservations are not accepted. Staff will be at the campground at least once a day during the camping season to collect and clean. There is no pay phone at the park and the closest store is approximately 18 km away in Clinton.
Please Note: The maximum unit size for this park is nine metres (30 ft).
Operated by Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd.
Campground gates are closed outside of the operating season.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 17° | -29° | 39° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 31° | 15° | -20° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 40° | 23° | -3° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 44° | 30° | 18° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 58° | 39° | 29° | 80° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 63° | 44° | 33° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 74° | 52° | 42° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 75° | 54° | 44° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 65° | 46° | 35° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 48° | 34° | 26° | 67° | 6 of 10 |
| November | 37° | 28° | 10° | 49° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 17° | -22° | 42° | 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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