BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Labour Day Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 3
- Hookups
- 3 no hookups
- Elevation
- 2,992 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Port Alberni
- Activities
- Angling, Swimming & bathing, Hiking, Camping
About
Closed: Recreation Sites and Trails BC lists this site as closed (Site CLOSED due to hazardous trees).
A sub-alpine lake with good fishing (Rainbow Trout) in a Cedar Hemlock forest. This site has a few walk-in campsites located along the trail. A nice hiking trail circles the lake (~6km).
Road access. Maintained to Recreation Sites and Trails BC standards by a partner or contractor. First come, first served.
Getting there: From Port Alberni, take Highway 4 east toward Parksville. Just before the Alberni Summit brake check turn right onto the Cameron Connector. Once through the gate reset your odometer. At 2.6km turn left onto Cameron River Main. At 8.3 cross the bridge and stay left. At 10.1 take a right at the fork. Again at 10.5 stay right. At 12.8 drive straight. At 15.4 turn left at junction. Take the left fork at 21.7 (through red gate). At 24.1 park in a large pullout on the right. The trail begins about 50m up the road on the right hand side. Access to Labour Day Lake Recreation Site is via privately managed roads. For information on road access and gate closures please check the following website before you travel: https://www.mosaicforests.com/access
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 30° | 12° | 48° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 36° | 27° | 10° | 47° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 27° | 17° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 43° | 32° | 20° | 65° | 9 of 11 |
| May | 54° | 40° | 29° | 78° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 57° | 43° | 35° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 66° | 49° | 41° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 71° | 53° | 46° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 62° | 48° | 40° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 48° | 40° | 34° | 73° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 41° | 32° | 23° | 50° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 37° | 30° | 13° | 48° | 9 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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