BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Windy Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 4
- Hookups
- 4 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,685 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- West Kelowna
- Activities
- Angling, Canoeing, Hiking, Camping
About
A small recreation site located on a popular lake for fishing, camping and hiking. Windy Lake is located west of Lambly on the way to Hatheume and Pennask lakes.
Road access. User-maintained site with no regular servicing. Facilities on file: boat launch, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings, litter barrels. First come, first served.
Getting there: From West Kelowna, follow Hwy 97C 42 km west. Turn north (right) onto Sunset Main Rd. At the Stop sign, turn left and cross south under the Highway, and after the cattleguard, turn left again to get onto Bear Forest Service Road. Travel 6.4 km, then keep left again, and cross under Hwy 97C again to stay on Bear Forest Service Road. Drive 20 km more and Windy Lake will be on the left side of the road. A note that at the 22km mile marker, Bear Main Forest Service Road starts and counts backwards from 49 km and Windy Lake is at mile marker 44. From Kelowna, travel on to Westside Rd, left on Bear Creek Forest Service Road. Drive 44 km up Bear Creek Main Forest Service Road.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 21° | -8° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 31° | 17° | -8° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 37° | 21° | 5° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 40° | 26° | 17° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 53° | 35° | 25° | 75° | 7 of 11 |
| June | 60° | 40° | 31° | 77° | 1 of 11 |
| July | 71° | 49° | 37° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 72° | 51° | 43° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 62° | 44° | 33° | 79° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 46° | 34° | 26° | 67° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 35° | 26° | 16° | 46° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 24° | -12° | 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Cameo Lake · BC Recreation Sites · 3 mi · 4 sites
- Islaht Lake · BC Recreation Sites · 5 mi · 3 sites
- Hatheume Lake South · BC Recreation Sites · 5 mi · 12 sites
- Pinnacle Lake · BC Recreation Sites · 6 mi · 5 sites
- Jackpine Lake · BC Recreation Sites · 7 mi · 10 sites
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