BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Spa Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 2
- Hookups
- 2 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,023 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Falkland
- Activities
- Angling, Camping
About
This is a scenic site on a small treed lake with good opportunities for fishing. This site has good road access
Road access. User-maintained site with no regular servicing. 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 turnoff to Bolean Lake on the left. At 12.1km, turn right onto Spa FSR. At 13.2km, continue straight past the turnoff to Arthur Lake on the right. At 13.3km, turn left and continue 2.3km to Spa Lake Recreation Site.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 15° | -15° | 34° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 27° | 12° | -12° | 36° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 34° | 20° | 3° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 38° | 24° | 14° | 65° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 53° | 35° | 24° | 75° | 8 of 11 |
| June | 58° | 38° | 29° | 75° | 3 of 11 |
| July | 71° | 48° | 34° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 71° | 49° | 39° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 58° | 41° | 30° | 76° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 43° | 29° | 21° | 60° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 31° | 23° | 9° | 43° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 27° | 21° | -13° | 37° | 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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