BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Buck Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 3
- Hookups
- 3 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,537 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Beaverdell
- Activities
- Angling, Canoeing, Icefishing, Camping
About
Three, treed camping sites with car top boat launching.
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: 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. Follow that road for 4.8 km. Turn right onto China Lake Forest Service Road and travel for approx. 11 km to the recreation site.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 16° | -24° | 37° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 29° | 15° | -20° | 39° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 37° | 24° | 1° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 43° | 29° | 18° | 63° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 58° | 38° | 31° | 80° | 6 of 11 |
| June | 64° | 44° | 33° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 76° | 54° | 43° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 76° | 56° | 43° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 64° | 46° | 30° | 83° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 46° | 31° | 23° | 65° | 9 of 10 |
| November | 34° | 24° | 4° | 44° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 28° | 18° | -22° | 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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