BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Kettle River
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 8
- Hookups
- 8 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,455 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Cherryville
- Activities
- Angling, Picnicking, Camping
About
This site is along the Kettle River. It is a flat open site good for group camping. Kettle River is closed to fishing July 25 to August 25, bait ban April 1 to October 31 and rainbow trout release year round.
Road access. User-maintained site with no regular servicing. Facilities on file: toilets, picnic tables, fire rings, parking. First come, first served.
Getting there: Drive ~30km east of Cherryville on Hwy 6, and head south on Kettle River FSR. Located on the east side of the road ~14.9 km down the Kettle River FSR.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 23° | -14° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 33° | 21° | -13° | 47° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 41° | 26° | 7° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 44° | 31° | 17° | 66° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 56° | 39° | 31° | 81° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 66° | 47° | 34° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 77° | 56° | 42° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 77° | 56° | 47° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 66° | 49° | 36° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 50° | 37° | 29° | 71° | 4 of 10 |
| November | 39° | 28° | 16° | 53° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 34° | 25° | -6° | 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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