BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Steamboat Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 3
- Hookups
- 3 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,783 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Invermere
- Activities
- Angling, Viewing, Camping
About
A small, semi-open campsite at a scenic lakefront location.
Road access. User-maintained site with no regular servicing. Facilities on file: boat launch, toilets, picnic tables, dock, fire rings. First come, first served.
Getting there: Access via Westside Road from Radium Hot Springs. At the 30.5 km mark on Westside Road turn right on to the Steamboat Mountain Forest Service Road. Pass by Halgrave Recreation Site on your left. Approximately 10 km after leaving Westside Road you will find the Steamboat Recreation Site. Note: The road beyond Halgrave Lakes requires high clearance.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 15° | -30° | 37° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 28° | 14° | -16° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 40° | 24° | -6° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 44° | 32° | 13° | 62° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 56° | 37° | 31° | 74° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 66° | 45° | 37° | 79° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 76° | 55° | 43° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 76° | 54° | 42° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 64° | 46° | 34° | 79° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 47° | 33° | 17° | 64° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 34° | 18° | -11° | 49° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 24° | 12° | -29° | 38° | 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Hall Lake · BC Recreation Sites · 1 mi · 3 sites
- Halgrave Lakes · BC Recreation Sites · 1 mi · 2 sites
- Halfway Lake · BC Recreation Sites · 4 mi · 2 sites
- Twin (Fish) Lakes · BC Recreation Sites · 4 mi · 2 sites
- Botts Lake · BC Recreation Sites · 5 mi · 1 sites
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