BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Esplanade Bay
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 14
- Hookups
- 14 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,487 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Golden
- Activities
- Angling, Boating, Beach activities, Camping
About
Esplanade Bay is a medium size forested site that overlooks Kinbasket Lake.
Road access. User-maintained site with no regular servicing. Facilities on file: boat launch, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings, parking. First come, first served.
Getting there: The turn off to the site is at 40 Km on the Bush River Forest Road. Travel another 2.5 km to the west to reach the site.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 19° | -20° | 39° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 29° | 18° | -14° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 39° | 27° | -2° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 45° | 34° | 14° | 62° | 8 of 11 |
| May | 56° | 42° | 34° | 79° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 65° | 49° | 39° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 76° | 58° | 46° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 77° | 58° | 48° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 65° | 50° | 37° | 79° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 46° | 37° | 26° | 63° | 5 of 10 |
| November | 35° | 27° | 10° | 48° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 25° | 18° | -14° | 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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