BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Elbow Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 1
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,084 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Enderby
- Activities
- Angling, Camping
About
This is a small timbered site on a shallow lake. There are no boat launching facilities and the access is slow and rough.
Road access. Maintained to Recreation Sites and Trails BC standards by a partner or contractor. Facilities on file: toilets, picnic tables, dock, fire rings. First come, first served.
Getting there: Kingfisher-Laforge access: Follow Hwy 97 to Enderby to Enderby-Mabel Lk Rd. Continue on Enderby Mable Lake Road and turn north onto the Three Valley-Mable FSR. Follow Three Valley/Mable FSR for 10 km then turn west onto the Kingfisher branch. Follow Kingfisher branch 7 km and turn left at the fork. Stay left for 3.3 km to get to Elbow Lake. Grassy Lake is a further 0.6 km.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 20° | -12° | 38° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 32° | 17° | -15° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 40° | 27° | 12° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 45° | 32° | 23° | 68° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 60° | 42° | 32° | 82° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 64° | 46° | 37° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 76° | 56° | 45° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 76° | 57° | 49° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 64° | 49° | 39° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 49° | 35° | 28° | 65° | 6 of 10 |
| November | 37° | 30° | 20° | 49° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 32° | 27° | 3° | 40° | 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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