BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Arthur Lake North
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 3
- Hookups
- 3 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,026 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Falkland
- Activities
- Angling, Canoeing, Camping
About
This is a treed site with good fishing and road access and a rough cartop 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. First come, first served.
Getting there: Follow Hwy 97 just outside of Falkland. South-east of Falkland, turn north onto Silvernails Rd. 4wd is recommended for Bolean and Spa forest service roads. Set odometer to 0 at the first cattleguard. At 1km, turn left onto Bolean Rd. After 1.4km, the road turns from paved to gravel. At 2.6km, the Bolean Rd FSR starts. At 9.3km, continue straight past the junction to Bolean Lake on the left. At 12.1km, turn right onto Spa FSR. At 13.2km, turn right off Spa FSR and travel an additional 700m to Arthur Lake Recreation Site.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 13° | -22° | 31° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 26° | 11° | -16° | 36° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 33° | 19° | 3° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 38° | 23° | 15° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 54° | 34° | 24° | 75° | 8 of 11 |
| June | 59° | 38° | 29° | 76° | 4 of 11 |
| July | 71° | 47° | 35° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 71° | 49° | 39° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 58° | 41° | 30° | 76° | 3 of 11 |
| October | 42° | 27° | 21° | 58° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 31° | 22° | 5° | 42° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 26° | 20° | -19° | 36° | 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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