BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Silence Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 3
- Hookups
- 3 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,533 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Clearwater
- Activities
- Angling, Boating, Camping
About
Three+ unit campsite popular for fishing, hunting and camping.
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. First come, first served.
Getting there: From Clearwater on Yellowhead Hwy 5, proceed 5 km east and turn north onto Raft River Forest Service Road/Road 9. Continue for 35 km and find the short 300m access road on the right.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 20° | -25° | 39° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 32° | 19° | -16° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 42° | 27° | 2° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 46° | 33° | 16° | 62° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 58° | 43° | 31° | 84° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 65° | 48° | 38° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 76° | 56° | 46° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 76° | 56° | 42° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 65° | 49° | 38° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 47° | 37° | 23° | 68° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 38° | 30° | 2° | 51° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 20° | -18° | 41° | 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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