BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Holstein Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 2
- Hookups
- 2 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,000 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Lumby
- Activities
- Angling, Nature study, Camping
About
This site is on a small marshy lake east of Kathy Lake; poor access through an old logged area. There is a cartop boat launch.
Road access. User-maintained site with no regular servicing. Facilities on file: boat launch, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings. First come, first served.
Getting there: Located northeast of the city of Vernon. From Vernon take Hwy. #6 east to the community of Lumby where you will turn left on Shuswap Avenue.Follow the signs for Mabel Lake Provincial Park along the Lumby-Mabel Lake Rd. Turn right on Silverhills Forest Service Road. 13.9 km from pavement turn right and drive .6 km. A rough road exits to the left which you take for 400 meters which gets you to the Rec Site.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 11° | -25° | 32° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 25° | 11° | -26° | 36° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 33° | 19° | 2° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 39° | 24° | 15° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 55° | 35° | 26° | 77° | 7 of 11 |
| June | 59° | 40° | 30° | 77° | 4 of 11 |
| July | 71° | 49° | 38° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 71° | 50° | 41° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 59° | 41° | 31° | 75° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 43° | 27° | 19° | 59° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 30° | 21° | 11° | 42° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 25° | 16° | -12° | 34° | 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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