BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Cup Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 2
- Hookups
- 2 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,265 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Westbridge
- Activities
- Angling, Canoeing, Icefishing, Camping
About
Two small, heavily used lakeside campsites.
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, parking. First come, first served.
Getting there: This site can be reached from at least two directions: from the north via Trapping Creek Forest Service Road (FSR); from the east via Main Kettle River -State FSR. From the junction of Highways 3 and 33 in Rock Creek, turn north onto Highway 33. Follow this road for 13.7 km to the junction with the Main Kettle River Road. Turn right onto this road and proceed for 45 km to the junction with the State FSR on the left. Turn left up this road, and follow it for 7.1 km to the junction with Beaverdell FSR. Stay right at this junction and continue another 3.5 km (total 10.6 km from Kettle) to the junction with Lassie FSR. Stay left at this junction and follow Lassie FSR approx 2.5 km to the access road into the campsite. Trapping Creek Access: Approx. 18 km north of Beaverdell or 29 km south of the Big White turnoff along Highway 33 turn east off of the highway onto the Trapping Creek Forest Service Road and follow it for 11.0 km. Turn right onto the Trapping Copperkettle FSR and follow for 3.5 km. Then right onto the Beaverdell Lassie Lake FSR and follow for 8.0 km to Lassie Lake and continue on for another 3.0 km to Cup Lake.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 17° | -23° | 37° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 30° | 16° | -18° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 24° | 1° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 42° | 30° | 18° | 60° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 57° | 38° | 31° | 80° | 4 of 11 |
| June | 64° | 44° | 33° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 76° | 53° | 41° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 76° | 55° | 43° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 64° | 46° | 34° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 47° | 33° | 26° | 67° | 9 of 10 |
| November | 35° | 26° | 5° | 46° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 29° | 19° | -20° | 40° | 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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