BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Gosling Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 6
- Hookups
- 6 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 761 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Campbell River
- Activities
- Angling, Boating, Canoeing, Hiking, Camping
About
Upgraded in the Spring of 2021, Gosling Lake Rec Site is a beautiful, quiet, lakeside site located along the Sayward Forest Canoe Route. The portage trail links Campbell Lake to the Gosling Lake portion of the route. This site is more appropriate for tents, campers and small trailers.
Road access. User-maintained site with no regular servicing. Facilities on file: boat launch, toilets, picnic tables, dock, 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 2.2kms, turn right onto Gosling Lake FSR, drive 2.5 km 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 | 40° | 33° | 16° | 48° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 40° | 30° | 9° | 50° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 43° | 31° | 14° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 50° | 35° | 27° | 68° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 61° | 45° | 33° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 63° | 48° | 39° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 72° | 54° | 45° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 76° | 57° | 48° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 65° | 52° | 43° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 51° | 43° | 34° | 73° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 44° | 36° | 28° | 53° | 6 of 10 |
| December | 39° | 32° | 15° | 50° | 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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