BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Gray Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 6
- Hookups
- 6 no hookups
- Cost
- Camping $18 CAD per night
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 600 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Campbell River
- Activities
- Angling, Boating, Canoeing, Camping
About
Gray Lake is a very popular site year round. The remains of an old railway trestle add to the scenery. The site has good access for swimming and includes a portage trail for the Sayward Forest Canoe Route. Expect canoeists venturing through the site enroute to their next destination.
Please pack out what you pack in.
All sites are first come, first served and payment on site is cash only.
Road access. Maintained to Recreation Sites and Trails BC standards by a partner or contractor. Facilities on file: boat launch, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings, litter barrels. First come, first served.
Getting there: Travel North on Hwy 19 from Campbell River, turning left onto Gordon Road, turn left on to the Brewster Lake Road, then right on the Loveland Bay Rd (gravel) and follow it for 10.8 kms to the 4-way junction. Turn left onto the Campbell Lake FSR for 14.5kms and stay straight onto the Gray Lake FSR for 2.5kms and the site is on your left.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 33° | 16° | 51° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 41° | 31° | 8° | 53° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 44° | 33° | 16° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 49° | 36° | 28° | 69° | 8 of 11 |
| May | 62° | 46° | 34° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 64° | 50° | 40° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 73° | 56° | 47° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 77° | 58° | 48° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 66° | 53° | 44° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 53° | 44° | 36° | 75° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 46° | 38° | 30° | 54° | 5 of 10 |
| December | 41° | 34° | 17° | 51° | 6 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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