BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Sasquatch Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 2
- Hookups
- 2 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,533 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Nelson
- Activities
- Angling, Canoeing, Snowmobiling, Camping
About
Sasquatch Lake Recreation Site offers attractive campsites big enough for group gatherings. The semi-open site is spacious enough for small motor homes and trailers. This site is popular with huckleberry pickers and picnickers. A rock slide along the lake shore gives access to the warm water, making this a popular swimming hole.
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: Travelling north on Highway 6 from Appledale, watch for the "Kokanee Glacier Lemon Creek" Provincial Park signs. Just before the bridge over Lemon Creek, follow the signs and turn right onto a good 2 wheel drive gravel road. Follow the "Kokanee Glacier Park" signs on the "Lemon Creek Forest Service Road". At about 14.5 km turn right onto a dirt road signed "Sasquatch/6 Mile Lakes". A half kilometre up this road, turn right at the sign to the Sasquatch Lake Recreation Site.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 21° | -15° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 32° | 21° | -10° | 47° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 40° | 28° | 8° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 44° | 32° | 15° | 62° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 54° | 39° | 30° | 76° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 64° | 46° | 34° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 77° | 57° | 43° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 77° | 57° | 49° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 65° | 49° | 38° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 50° | 36° | 29° | 71° | 4 of 10 |
| November | 37° | 29° | 9° | 53° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 32° | 23° | 4° | 40° | 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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