BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Nine Bay Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 3
- Hookups
- 3 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,278 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Golden
- Activities
- Angling, Canoeing, Camping
About
A small, forested campsite. Boats must be portaged 200m to this scenic remote lake.
This site is popular with day anglers. It is located in close proximity to Mitten Lake.
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: Accessible by 2wd vehicle down 20km of dirt road. Active logging road, CB radio recommended. Access is 68km north of Radium and 36km south of Golden. From HWY 95 in Parson, turn west onto Parson River Crossing Rd. Continue straight, onto Crestbrook Main FSR (Radio controlled road use RR-3). Continue on Crestbrook Main for 6.5km then take a sharp left onto Mitten FSR, following signs for Mitten Lake. Slight left at 14km marker, signs for Mitten. Continue past Mitten Lake Recreation Site, take a left at the fork onto Nine Bay rd at the 17km marker, keep right at 18.5km to stay on Nine Bay rd and continue 2kms to Nine Bay Lake Recreation Site.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 15° | -26° | 36° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 27° | 15° | -18° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 39° | 25° | -6° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 44° | 32° | 12° | 61° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 56° | 39° | 31° | 77° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 65° | 47° | 38° | 78° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 75° | 56° | 43° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 76° | 57° | 45° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 64° | 48° | 37° | 78° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 45° | 34° | 16° | 63° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 32° | 20° | -9° | 48° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 23° | 12° | -28° | 37° | 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Mclean Lake · BC Recreation Sites · 2 mi · 2 sites
- Mitten Lake · BC Recreation Sites · 2 mi · 27 sites
- Fourteen Mile Lake · BC Recreation Sites · 3 mi · 1 sites
- Bittern Lake · BC Recreation Sites · 3 mi · 2 sites
- Jubilee Mountain · BC Recreation Sites · 6 mi · 2 sites
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