BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Proctor Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 2
- Hookups
- 2 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,190 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Fernie
- Activities
- Angling, Camping
About
A small, treed site at the north end of Proctor Lake. High clearance or 4WD only.
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: At the Morrissey on Hwy 3, turn off onto the Morrissey Road. This is the same road that goes to Morrissey Provincial Park. Continue past the park and cross the Elk River. Turn right and follow Morrissey Road to the 17 km road marker. Continue staight ahead at the 17 km road marker, crossing over Morrissey Creek. Here you will see the Lodgepole FSR sign. Continue straight ahead over a low pass to the 25 km road marker. The road forks here. Take the left fork on Lodgepole Creek FSR. The Lodgepole FSR becomes the Flathead FSR at the junction with Harvey Creek. Remain on the Flathead FSR until the fork @ the junction of the Flathead FSR and the Kishinea FSR. Take the left fork onto Kishinea FSR. Between 1 and 2 km after crossing Sage Creek take the unmarked road to the right. Take the first fork to the left and the recreation site is within 500 m.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 18° | -29° | 38° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 28° | 14° | -25° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 25° | -10° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 43° | 29° | 4° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 53° | 36° | 25° | 78° | 6 of 11 |
| June | 65° | 45° | 31° | 86° | 1 of 11 |
| July | 79° | 56° | 44° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 78° | 55° | 43° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 65° | 48° | 32° | 79° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 46° | 33° | 15° | 65° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 34° | 23° | -1° | 51° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 28° | 17° | -18° | 41° | 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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