BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Coldscaur Lake South
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 6
- Hookups
- 6 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,684 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Clearwater
- Activities
- Angling, Picnicking, Camping
About
Popular medium sized campsite on south end of Coldscaur Lake with facilities. Campsite has two use areas with separate access one being at 27.1km and Coldscaur Middle 200m up the road.
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: From Clearwater on Yellowhead Hwy 5, turn west onto Old North Thompson Highway Road. Turn north onto Camp Two Road for 1.4 km, then take TFL 18 Road 2 northwest of Clearwater for 27km. Sites are on the left. Use caution: active log hauling road.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 17° | -27° | 38° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 29° | 15° | -20° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 23° | -1° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 42° | 28° | 9° | 59° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 55° | 38° | 28° | 80° | 5 of 11 |
| June | 61° | 43° | 35° | 78° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 71° | 51° | 41° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 72° | 53° | 38° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 62° | 46° | 35° | 76° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 45° | 34° | 22° | 65° | 6 of 10 |
| November | 35° | 27° | 7° | 49° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 29° | 19° | -18° | 42° | 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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