BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Jimmy Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 7
- Hookups
- 7 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,288 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Westwold
- Activities
- Angling, Boating, Camping
About
This recreation site is located on a small fishing lake with cartop boat launch, suitable for family camping. There are two sections for camping in the Recreation Site. Due to the 2021 Whiterock Lake Wildfire, the site has recently been logged.
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: Follow Hwy 97N to Ingram Forest Service Road, drive 7.1 km take the right hand fork. At 11 km Ingram FSR turns into Jimmy Lake Road. At 21.9 km turn left and drive 500 meters to the Rec Site. There are two camping areas. The access is good. Note that access through Douglas Lake Road is through private land.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 20° | -13° | 39° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 31° | 17° | -9° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 23° | 7° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 43° | 27° | 17° | 65° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 56° | 37° | 28° | 77° | 6 of 11 |
| June | 62° | 43° | 34° | 79° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 74° | 51° | 38° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 74° | 53° | 43° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 63° | 46° | 34° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 47° | 35° | 27° | 66° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 36° | 28° | 12° | 47° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 32° | 25° | -10° | 43° | 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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