BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Square Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 3
- Hookups
- 3 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,540 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Falkland
- Activities
- Angling, Viewing, Camping
About
This is a small treed site with good fishing opportunities east of Pinaus Lake. This site uses the same access roads as Pinaus Lake. There is fair access. Square Lake has no ice fishing allowed, trout/char daily quota of 2 and bait ban.
Road access. User-maintained site with no regular servicing. First come, first served.
Getting there: Leaving HWY 97, access is via Pinaus Lake, Ingram Creek, Cedar Hills and Six Mile Roads. Turn onto cedar hill rd from Hwy 97, than turn onto square lake FSR. Travel 1.2 km, stay right at approx. km 6 into square lake.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 20° | -16° | 39° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 32° | 18° | -10° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 40° | 24° | 9° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 44° | 29° | 21° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 59° | 40° | 29° | 81° | 6 of 11 |
| June | 65° | 44° | 33° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 77° | 53° | 40° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 77° | 54° | 45° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 65° | 47° | 36° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 49° | 35° | 26° | 66° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 37° | 29° | 11° | 49° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 33° | 26° | -13° | 44° | 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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