BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Hale Creek
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 5
- Hookups
- 5 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 59 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- West Harrison
- Activities
- Beach activities, Four wheel driving, Camping
About
Closed: Recreation Sites and Trails BC lists this site as closed (CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO INCREASED RISK RESULTING FROM WILDFIRE HIGH RISK OF SLIDE, SLOPE FAILURE & DANGER TREES ABOVE AND ALONGSIDE RECREATION SITE. WATER ACCESS ONLY AS TRAIL FROM ROAD CURRENTLY BLOCKED).
CLOSED DUE TO INCREASED RISK RESULTING FROM WILDFIRE. HIGH RISK OF SLIDE, SLOPE FAILURE & DANGER TREES ABOVE AND ALONGSIDE RECREATION SITE. WATER ACCESS ONLY AS TRAIL CURRENTLY BLOCKED.
A small, partially forested site with a large beach area on the shores of Harrison Lake. Enjoy the beautiful log picnic shelter that was built in conjuction with volunteers from the 4-Wheel Drive Association. Please respect the shelter. Caution should be used to access this site by land as the road is extremely rough and is only accessible by four-wheel drive vehicles, or by boat.
Road access. User-maintained site with no regular servicing. Facilities on file: toilets, picnic tables, litter barrels. First come, first served.
Getting there: From Vancouver, take Highway 7 to Harrison Mills. Turn left onto Morris Valley Road and turn left again onto West Harrison Forest Service Road. Drive 23.4 km and turn right onto a 4X4 only road, it is about 5 km to the site.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 36° | 4° | 50° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 42° | 34° | 5° | 55° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 46° | 36° | 17° | 68° | 3 of 11 |
| April | 51° | 40° | 33° | 73° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 61° | 51° | 40° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 64° | 53° | 45° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 77° | 61° | 53° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 80° | 63° | 57° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 71° | 58° | 47° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 55° | 48° | 39° | 78° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 47° | 40° | 27° | 61° | 3 of 10 |
| December | 42° | 36° | 8° | 53° | 7 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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