BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
St Louis Camp
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 1
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,576 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Cranbrook
- Activities
- Picnicking, Camping
About
A small, open site along Gold Creek. Historic logging camp location.
Road access. Maintained to Recreation Sites and Trails BC standards by a partner or contractor. Facilities on file: toilets, picnic tables, fire rings. First come, first served.
Getting there: Cross Lake Koocanusa via the Bailey Bridge and travel north on the Teepee Creek FSR. Stay on the Teepee Creek FSR until you see the 29 km road marker. You will have just crossed the Gold Creek. Take the right junction (Gold Creek FSR) and travel north for approximately 4 km. The recreation site is down a short spur road on the right located at the 31.5 km.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 20° | -32° | 39° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 33° | 14° | -19° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 41° | 26° | -1° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 46° | 31° | 11° | 69° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 59° | 39° | 30° | 80° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 68° | 46° | 35° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 81° | 54° | 42° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 80° | 56° | 46° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 67° | 49° | 36° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 52° | 37° | 28° | 68° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 39° | 30° | 6° | 54° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 33° | 25° | -5° | 42° | 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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