BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Rickey Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 5
- Hookups
- 5 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,652 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Merritt
- Activities
- Angling, Icefishing, Camping
About
The recreation site is popular with fishing, hunting and camping enthusiasts. The site actually has 2 distinct areas with one of them right along the main road and quite sunny. The second site, just a little further west, is more shady. All sites are suitable for mid sized trailer and fifth wheels, truck campers and tenters.
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: Located north of Pike Mountain. From the junction of HWY 5 and 5A/97C, South East of Merritt take HWY 5A/97C 23 kms East to the Aspen Grove turn-off. Follow HWY 5A south for 24 kms and turn right on Pike Mtn. Forest Service Road. At about the 1 km mark turn right, proceed 1. 7 km and turn left, go 0.4 km further and keep to the right and drive 6.7 km up this rough road. You will see some sites along this main road but if you go just a bit further keep to the right and there are more sites at the south west end of the lake.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 21° | -15° | 39° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 32° | 19° | -13° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 24° | 3° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 43° | 29° | 19° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 55° | 38° | 27° | 79° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 59° | 41° | 33° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 72° | 49° | 40° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 74° | 51° | 43° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 62° | 46° | 32° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 47° | 34° | 28° | 70° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 37° | 27° | 11° | 51° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 33° | 24° | -22° | 45° | 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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