BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Tamarack Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 3
- Hookups
- 3 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,844 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Canal Flats
- Activities
- Angling, Boating, Camping
About
A small, popular, pleasant campsite nested on the South end of Tamarack Lake. Dock and boat launch available for small boats.
Road access. Maintained to Recreation Sites and Trails BC standards by a partner or contractor. Facilities on file: boat launch, toilets, picnic tables, dock, fire rings. First come, first served.
Getting there: From Hwy 93/95 take the Skookumchuck Pulpmill road (Farstad Way). Turning west at 1.7km before entering the mill. The paved road turns to gravel, crosses Skookumchuck Creek and leads to the Torrent FS Road. At the 2 km marker stay left. The signed Tamarack Lake Recreation Site access road will be on your right 3 kms further up the road. Access by 2WD vehicle. Trailer turnaround limited if the site is occupied.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 16° | -28° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 33° | 18° | -18° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 42° | 28° | -3° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 49° | 34° | 15° | 67° | 7 of 11 |
| May | 62° | 43° | 31° | 80° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 71° | 49° | 38° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 82° | 60° | 48° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 82° | 59° | 50° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 69° | 51° | 40° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 52° | 35° | 27° | 67° | 4 of 10 |
| November | 38° | 28° | -10° | 51° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 30° | 18° | -22° | 44° | 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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