BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Dolphin Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 5
- Hookups
- 5 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,337 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Fort St. James
- Activities
- Angling, Boating, Canoeing, Viewing, Camping
About
A small, 5 unit open site with gravel boat launch and day use parking. Good Rainbow Trout fishing.
Road access. User-maintained site with no regular servicing. Facilities on file: toilets, picnic tables, fire rings, parking. First come, first served.
Getting there: Turn left (west) onto the Germansen- Hat Forest Service Road located at 41 km on the Germansen Landing North Road. At this point you are at 39 km on the Germansen-Hat FSR. Stay on the main road and drive to 59 km to the intersection of the Hat FSR and the Dolphin Main. Drive a further 6 km on the Dolphin Main to the site. Be aware that during the week this is an active haul road with logging truck traffic.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 14° | -30° | 35° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 24° | 8° | -18° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 35° | 18° | -5° | 48° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 39° | 25° | 5° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 53° | 37° | 26° | 79° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 59° | 42° | 36° | 75° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 64° | 49° | 41° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 67° | 51° | 40° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 57° | 43° | 25° | 72° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 42° | 31° | 14° | 58° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 30° | 22° | 1° | 42° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 21° | 9° | -18° | 35° | 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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