BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Fenwick Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 2
- Hookups
- 2 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,744 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Invermere
- Activities
- Angling, Camping
About
A small, quiet, forested campsite; high clearance road access. Active logging in the area of the Fenwick Lake and the Kootenay Forest Service Roads.
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: From the community of Canal Flats, drive the Kootenay River Forest Service Road north for 45 kms. At this point you will see the Fenwick Creek Recreation Site on the east side of the road. Check out Fenwick Falls on the southwest side of the bridge. A 150m trail takes you to the falls viewpoint. At the 45.5 km point, drive 6.5 kms along the Fenwick Lake Road. Stay right at 1.5 km, right again at 2.7 kms, 3.3 and 3.9 kms. Your last turn is a sharp left at 5.9 kms up to the Fenwick Lake Recreation Site.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 11° | -32° | 33° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 25° | 11° | -25° | 37° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 36° | 23° | -14° | 52° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 41° | 28° | 6° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 50° | 35° | 27° | 70° | 9 of 11 |
| June | 62° | 42° | 30° | 78° | 2 of 11 |
| July | 72° | 53° | 42° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 72° | 51° | 39° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 61° | 44° | 33° | 75° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 44° | 29° | 14° | 60° | 9 of 10 |
| November | 31° | 19° | -6° | 45° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 22° | 10° | -26° | 35° | 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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