BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Great Beaver Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 16
- Hookups
- 16 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,753 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Fort St. James
- Activities
- Angling, Swimming & bathing, Camping
About
16 sites spread along 500m of southern shoreline. Cement boat launch.
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, parking. First come, first served.
Getting there: From Fort St James drive east on the Germansen Landing North Road. Turn right onto the Teardrop Forest Service Road. The site access road is located at (4)49 km on the Teardrop FSR.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 17° | -31° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 29° | 13° | -18° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 40° | 23° | -4° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 44° | 28° | 10° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 58° | 40° | 31° | 83° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 63° | 46° | 39° | 79° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 69° | 52° | 44° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 70° | 54° | 46° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 61° | 45° | 28° | 76° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 45° | 34° | 15° | 65° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 34° | 26° | -7° | 48° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 27° | 13° | -15° | 40° | 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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