BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Frozen Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 5
- Hookups
- 5 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,039 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Fernie
- Activities
- Angling, Camping
About
A small, secluded site on the Canada - U.S.A. border in the Flathead Valley. Suitable for launching car-top boats and canoes.
Road access. Maintained to Recreation Sites and Trails BC standards by a partner or contractor. Facilities on file: boat launch, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings. First come, first served.
Getting there: Turn east off Hwy 3 at Morrissey (14km south of Fernie). Stay on the Morrissey FSR until it turns into the Lodgepole FSR. Follow the Lodgepole FSR for 40.5km to its end. Turn right (south) onto Flathead Valley Road. Travel until the 86 km marker (junction of Flathead River FSR and Couldrey Creek FSR). Turn right and follow the Couldrey Creek FSR until 95 km where you will turn left onto the Frozen Lake road. The rec site is 1.1 km down the Frozen Lake road.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 18° | -31° | 35° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 27° | 12° | -23° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 36° | 21° | -7° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 40° | 26° | 2° | 59° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 50° | 32° | 23° | 74° | 9 of 11 |
| June | 61° | 41° | 30° | 81° | 3 of 11 |
| July | 74° | 52° | 38° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 74° | 50° | 42° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 62° | 45° | 30° | 76° | 2 of 11 |
| October | 46° | 32° | 20° | 65° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 34° | 23° | -2° | 50° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 28° | 19° | -15° | 40° | 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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