BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Whitehead Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 1
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,777 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Peachland
- Activities
- Angling, Boating, Camping
About
Closed: Recreation Sites and Trails BC lists this site as closed (The Recreation Site/Trail is closed due to an active wildfire in the area. For further information visit www.bcwildfire.ca).
This recreation site (one campsite) is on a high elevation lake with boat launch facilities and good rainbow trout fishing.
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: Whitehead is located west of the town of Peachland. Follow Hwy 97 from the lights in Peachland to Princeton Ave to Peachland Forest Service Road. Travel 22.3 km up Peachland Forest Service Road, and bear left to stay on Peachland FSR after Headwaters Lakes, and drive another 19 km on Peachland FSR to Whitehead Lake.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 21° | -14° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 31° | 17° | -12° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 22° | 4° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 42° | 28° | 18° | 65° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 55° | 36° | 27° | 77° | 6 of 11 |
| June | 60° | 41° | 32° | 78° | 1 of 11 |
| July | 72° | 49° | 39° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 73° | 51° | 42° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 62° | 44° | 33° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 46° | 33° | 26° | 67° | 9 of 10 |
| November | 35° | 26° | 10° | 47° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 22° | -23° | 42° | 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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