BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Taite Creek
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 5
- Hookups
- 5 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,486 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Nakusp
- Activities
- Angling, Boating, Canoeing, Swimming & bathing, Camping
About
Taite Creek flows into Lower Arrow Lake. The recreation site is located on the north side of Taite Creek, on the shore of Lower Arrow Lake. It is a great spot to camp while fishing Lower Arrow Lake. During low water, there is a sand and cobble stone beach. The campsites are in a semi-open stand of mature trees. There is lots of opportunity to camp on the beach. The water warms up later in the summer and is quite pleasant for swimming and board sailing. Perennial sweet peas along the shore hint at the old settlements that were here, before the area was flooded by the Hugh Keenleyside Dam.
For the back roads traveller, Taite Creek makes a good rest stop on the rough 4 wheel drive road that goes over the Valkyr Range. This road ties into the "Koch Creek Forest Service Road" which leads down to the Slocan Valley.
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: From the junction of Highway 6 and "Applegrove Road" in Fauquier, travel south on "Applegrove Road" for 9.6 km on a good, 2 wheel drive, gravel road. 100 meters before the bridge over Taite Creek, turn right onto a dirt road. Follow this narrow, 2 wheel drive road for 1 km to the recreation site on the lake shore.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 25° | -8° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 38° | 25° | -6° | 52° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 45° | 35° | 10° | 69° | 8 of 11 |
| April | 50° | 40° | 31° | 74° | 1 of 11 |
| May | 66° | 48° | 40° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 74° | 55° | 41° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 85° | 65° | 52° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 85° | 66° | 56° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 72° | 57° | 47° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 54° | 43° | 36° | 73° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 44° | 36° | 20° | 54° | 5 of 10 |
| December | 36° | 29° | 0° | 46° | 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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