BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Fletcher Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 2
- Hookups
- 2 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,308 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Nelson
- Activities
- Hiking, Wildlife viewing, Camping
About
This is a steep rustic trail into an alpine lake area. The trail starts on a skid road in a cutblock, and winds its way through dense sub-alpine forest and creekside vegetation to the east end of the lake. The area is heavily used by grizzly bears and site users should take care to make noise when hiking. Hike in groups, and store food out of bear-reach and well away from campsites. The site provides good backcountry camping and fishing. Please pack "ALL" your garbage out with you so bears are not attracted to the area.
Road access. Maintained to Recreation Sites and Trails BC standards by a partner or contractor. Facilities on file: picnic tables, fire rings, parking. First come, first served.
Getting there: From Balfour, drive 23.0 KM along highway 31 towards Kaslo, and turn left onto a dirt road (4.2 KM north of the Woodbury Creek Resort). Zero your odometer at the start of the Woodbury-Fletcher FSR. At 1.1 KM (the crest of the hill) turn right on to Fletcher Creek Road. At 2.8 KM take the left fork. At 3.7 KM bear right. At 7.3 Km stay left. At 11.5 go right and begin to drive though recent logging. Road is very rough from here (high clearance 4x4) with deep water bars. At 12.5 KM park at the old logging landing. From here walk a few hundred feet along an old de-activated road to find the trail head going off up to the left.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 15° | -22° | 33° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 24° | 14° | -17° | 38° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 33° | 20° | -4° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 37° | 25° | 6° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 48° | 33° | 23° | 71° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 58° | 40° | 28° | 74° | 3 of 11 |
| July | 70° | 52° | 37° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 70° | 51° | 42° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 59° | 43° | 31° | 75° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 40° | 29° | 18° | 63° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 30° | 21° | 3° | 44° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 23° | 15° | -11° | 32° | 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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