BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Dodd Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 12
- Hookups
- 12 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 656 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Powell River
- Activities
- Angling, Canoeing, Beach activities, Camping
About
A USER MAINTAINED 2WD access site at one of the medium lakes on the Powell Forest Canoe Route. The site is suitable for smaller motorhomes.
Road access. User-maintained site with no regular servicing. Facilities on file: boat launch, dock, picnic tables, wheelchair-accessible toilet, fire rings, parking, tent pads. First come, first served.
Getting there: Heading south from Powell River, turn left onto Dixon Road where it intersects with Highway 101/Sunshine Coast Highway. Set your odometer to zero. At 1.6 km Dixon Road turns into a gravel road. At 3.8 km turn left onto Goat Main Hook Up and Goat Main FSR keeping left at 11.8 km at the Tin Hat Junction. At 23.8 km you will arrive at the Dodd Lake Recreation Site; marker 16km on the Goat Main FSR. NOTE: Odometer reading may vary from one vehicle to another and for up to date Western Forest Products industrial road information go to www.wfproadinfo.com
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 35° | 17° | 48° | 8 of 11 |
| February | 41° | 31° | 12° | 51° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 44° | 33° | 16° | 65° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 50° | 36° | 26° | 69° | 3 of 11 |
| May | 61° | 46° | 35° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 63° | 50° | 42° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 72° | 57° | 50° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 76° | 61° | 51° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 67° | 55° | 46° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 52° | 45° | 39° | 78° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 46° | 38° | 31° | 53° | 3 of 10 |
| December | 41° | 35° | 18° | 52° | 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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