BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Wilbur Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 2
- Hookups
- 2 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,285 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Parson
- Activities
- Angling, Boating, Canoeing, Kayaking, Picnicking, Wildlife viewing, Camping
About
A small site with a dock on a quiet fishing lake. Cartop boat launching.
Road access. User-maintained site with no regular servicing. Facilities on file: boat launch, toilets, picnic tables, dock, fire rings. First come, first served.
Getting there: Accessible by 2wd vehicle with trailers down 13km of dirt road. Active logging road, CB radio recommended. Access is through the community of Parson, 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 to Wilbur Lake Recreation Site on the right hand side, just before km marker 12. The last 500 meters down to the rec site can be rough.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 13° | -31° | 34° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 25° | 11° | -20° | 38° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 36° | 22° | -7° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 41° | 30° | 10° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 53° | 36° | 27° | 75° | 5 of 11 |
| June | 63° | 44° | 33° | 76° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 72° | 54° | 42° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 74° | 53° | 43° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 62° | 45° | 34° | 76° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 43° | 31° | 14° | 62° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 30° | 17° | -14° | 46° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 21° | 10° | -30° | 35° | 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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