BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Goose Lake South
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 9
- Hookups
- 9 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,566 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Merritt
- Activities
- Angling, Canoeing, Nature study, Camping
About
Located on the southeastern shore of Goose Lake, the recreation site is popular with fishermen, hunters and campers with smaller trailers, truck campers and tenters. The sites are somewhat small, well treed and are quite shady so great during those hot summer days!
Road access. Maintained to Recreation Sites and Trails BC standards by a partner or contractor. Facilities on file: boat launch, toilets, picnic tables. 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 left. Continue on this road for an estimated 10 kms to the campsite.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 22° | -14° | 39° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 33° | 19° | -15° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 24° | 3° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 43° | 29° | 19° | 65° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 55° | 38° | 28° | 78° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 60° | 42° | 33° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 72° | 50° | 39° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 74° | 51° | 43° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 62° | 46° | 33° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 47° | 35° | 29° | 70° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 37° | 27° | 12° | 52° | 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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