BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Semaphore Lakes Area
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 31
- Hookups
- 31 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,432 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Pemberton
- Activities
- Hiking, Mountaineering, Ski touring
About
Semaphore Lakes Recreation site provides excellent hiking, mountaineering and alpine camping experiences.
Unless you are above the sub alpine you must camp in a designated campsite.
There are designated sites found near each of the three lakes within the subalpine area of the site. These areas are equipped with leveled campsites, toilets and food caches.
This area is home to both Grizzly and Black Bears, always secure your food and attractants in a food cache when unattended
Fires are not permitted in the site. This is to prevent damage to White Bark Pine trees, which are a threatened species and have protected status.
Road access. User-maintained site with no regular servicing. First come, first served.
Getting there: The Semaphore Lakes Trailhead is located at ~17 km. on the Hurley Forest Service Road, North west of Pemberton BC
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 20° | -18° | 38° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 27° | 15° | -13° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 33° | 21° | -3° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 36° | 25° | 13° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 48° | 33° | 26° | 69° | 9 of 11 |
| June | 51° | 39° | 30° | 74° | 4 of 11 |
| July | 63° | 47° | 38° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 69° | 49° | 39° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 58° | 43° | 29° | 76° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 38° | 31° | 18° | 66° | 9 of 10 |
| November | 32° | 23° | 2° | 39° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 25° | 17° | -10° | 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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