BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Blackwater Point
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 1
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 614 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Campbell River
- Activities
- Camping
About
A small walk-in site off of Blackwater Main that is accessed by a short trail (approximately 100m)leading to two tent pads on a point on Blackwater Lake. This small site has great views of the lake and has a small area to launch a canoe.
Road access. User-maintained site with no regular servicing. Facilities on file: fire rings, parking, tent pads, toilets. First come, first served.
Getting there: There are two ways to get to this site. From Campbell River, head north on Highway 19. Turn left on to Menzies Mainline (gravel road), roughly 14.5 km out of town. Drive for another 15 km to the junction of the Long Lake road. Turn right and follow the road for roughly 6.5 km - turn right onto Blackwater Main, continuing past Amor Lake Rec Site (approximately 1km) and you will see the Blackwater Point Rec Site parking lot on your left. OR From Campbell River, head north on Highway 19. Turn left onto Lakeview Road (gravel) roughly 32 kms out of town. Follow Lakeview Rd which turns into Blackwater FSR (roughly 7.5kms)until you come to Blackwater Point Rec Site parking lot on the right hand side of the road. Watch for logging traffic at all times.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 33° | 12° | 48° | 9 of 11 |
| February | 41° | 31° | 15° | 52° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 43° | 32° | 15° | 63° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 50° | 35° | 26° | 70° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 62° | 44° | 32° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 63° | 48° | 40° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 72° | 55° | 46° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 76° | 57° | 47° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 66° | 52° | 42° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 51° | 44° | 35° | 75° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 45° | 37° | 29° | 54° | 4 of 10 |
| December | 40° | 33° | 22° | 51° | 9 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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