BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Palmer Bar Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 3
- Hookups
- 3 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,602 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Cranbrook
- Activities
- Angling, Viewing, Camping
About
A small, partially treed site on a historic mill pond. Good fishing.
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: Commencing at the South end of Cranbrook, at the junction of Jim Smith Lake Road and Hwy 3/95, proceed 10.7 km south to the Lumberton Road. Turn right (West) onto the Lumberton Forest Service Road. Follow this main road along the power line. At 3.7 km, turn right at the 4x4 post marking the turn off to Palmer Bar Lake. Proceed through the rock quarry and travel 2 km, staying straight ahead at each fork. You will see the site on the left.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 19° | -25° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 33° | 16° | -17° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 42° | 26° | 2° | 59° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 45° | 31° | 11° | 63° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 57° | 38° | 30° | 80° | 5 of 11 |
| June | 67° | 46° | 34° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 80° | 55° | 42° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 80° | 56° | 46° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 67° | 48° | 36° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 52° | 35° | 26° | 70° | 6 of 10 |
| November | 38° | 29° | -1° | 54° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 32° | 23° | -10° | 42° | 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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