BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia

Kathy Lake

BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada

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Sites
3
Hookups
3 no hookups
Restrooms
Yes
Elevation
4,541 ft
Dark sky
Bortle class 1
Nearest town
Lumby
Activities
Angling, Nature study, Camping

About

This is on a small fishing lake along Silver Hills Forest Service Road.

Road access. User-maintained site with no regular servicing. First come, first served.

Getting there: Located northeast of the city of Vernon. From Vernon take Hwy. #6 east to the community of Lumby where you will turn left on Shuswap Avenue. Follow the signs for Mabel Lake Provincial Park along the Lumby-Mabel Lake Rd. Turn right on Silverhills Forest Service Road. After 10 km up Silverhills FSR, Kathy Lake is located on the right hand side of the road.

Weather, month by month

MonthTypical highTypical lowColdest nightHottest dayYears with a night below 32°F
January25°13°-23°33°11 of 11
February27°13°-24°38°11 of 11
March35°20°4°56°11 of 11
April41°26°17°59°11 of 11
May56°36°28°79°6 of 11
June61°41°32°79°2 of 11
July72°51°40°89°0 of 11
August73°52°43°89°0 of 11
September60°42°33°77°0 of 11
October45°29°21°61°10 of 10
November31°23°12°44°10 of 10
December27°18°-11°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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