BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Desous Mountain
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 8
- Hookups
- 8 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,422 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Williams Lake
- Activities
- Hiking, Mountain biking, Camping
About
Desous Mountain is a popular mountain biking area located 30 minutes south of Williams Lake. The site has room for parking, a toilet and change room building, and provides 8 camping sites with tables and fire rings.
Road access. User-maintained site with no regular servicing. First come, first served.
Getting there: From Williams Lake drive west on Hwy #20 for 2 kilometres to Dog Creek Road. Turn left onto Dog Creek Road and continue driving for 17.8 kilometres. Turn right onto Desous Road and drive 3 kilometres to Desous Mnt Trails sign pointing right. Follow the gravel road 700 metres to the campsite/trailhead on the right. The road continues for 5.6 km to the top of Desous Mountain.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 14° | -38° | 37° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 29° | 10° | -31° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 39° | 21° | -7° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 47° | 27° | 19° | 66° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 58° | 38° | 29° | 82° | 5 of 11 |
| June | 64° | 43° | 36° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 72° | 50° | 40° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 74° | 52° | 38° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 63° | 42° | 31° | 78° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 48° | 31° | 23° | 67° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 35° | 25° | -1° | 48° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 30° | 19° | -24° | 43° | 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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