BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Larson Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 2
- Hookups
- 2 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,133 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Nakusp
- Activities
- Angling, Canoeing, Camping
About
This unique aquamarine coloured shallow lake makes a perfect mirror for the surrounding mountains and the forest edge. It is a quiet spot visited by loons and migrating water fowl. The 2 tables are set on the edge of the lake in a small clearing.
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: Access from Arrow Park Ferry: At the ferry terminus set your odometer. Your odometer readings will not conform to the km signs on the road. From the ferry terminus travel straight ahead on the "Lower Mosquito Road". Continue up this road for 6 km. Just after crossing the bridge over Arrow Park (Mosquito) Creek, turn right onto the "Branch 20" road. Follow this road for 3 km. At the junction with the "West Mosquito Road". Reset your odometer continue straight ahead. Travel north on the "West Mosquito Road" for 11.6 km, to the "27 km" road marker and the junctions of the "West Mosquito Road" with the "Caribou Pass Road" and the "Fostall Road". Reset your odometer. Continue straight ahead on the "Fostall Road" for another 1.5 km, just after the "20 km" road marker, turn right onto a dirt road. Follow this for 800 meters to the Larson Lake Recreation Site.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 23° | -9° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 35° | 23° | -11° | 47° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 43° | 30° | 5° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 48° | 36° | 24° | 74° | 4 of 11 |
| May | 63° | 46° | 37° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 69° | 50° | 41° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 80° | 60° | 48° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 82° | 62° | 52° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 68° | 54° | 44° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 51° | 38° | 31° | 66° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 39° | 33° | 21° | 51° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 34° | 27° | 8° | 42° | 9 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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