BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Waitabit Creek
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 13
- Hookups
- 13 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,552 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Golden
- Activities
- Angling, Camping
About
The Waitabit Creek Recreation site is a popular, medium sized site on the banks of Waitabit Creek.
Road access. User-maintained site with no regular servicing. Facilities on file: toilets, picnic tables, wheelchair-accessible toilet, fire rings, parking. First come, first served.
Getting there: From the hamlet of Donald, travel north on the Bush River Forest Service Road for 1km. The site will be on the left.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 19° | -24° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 29° | 18° | -15° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 41° | 27° | -2° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 45° | 34° | 14° | 63° | 8 of 11 |
| May | 56° | 41° | 33° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 65° | 49° | 35° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 75° | 57° | 46° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 76° | 58° | 46° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 65° | 50° | 37° | 78° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 47° | 35° | 17° | 64° | 5 of 10 |
| November | 34° | 23° | 0° | 50° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 25° | 16° | -24° | 39° | 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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