BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Morice Wilderness Area
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 9
- Hookups
- 9 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,920 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Houston
- Activities
- Hiking, Mountaineering, Nature study, Viewing
About
This 6,300 ha recreation site is located just 7.5 km from hwy 16 in Houston, providing all year round activities including xc skiing, snow-shoeing, ski-touring to an alpine cabin, mtn biking, and camping / angling / floating on Silverthorne Lake where there is a 8 unit campground with a picnic shelter and easy, 3 km trail around the lake.
The Old Pines Trail, located 1.5 km past the campground, offers a 2 km loop with a floating boardwalk.
Storey Lookout and Peacock Falls Trails fall within the recreation site; however, accessed from the Morice-Owen FSR via the Peacock East and Peacock West FSRs.
For more information, visit:
https://houstonhikers.ca/
https://www.moricemountainnordic.ca/
Road access. Maintained to Recreation Sites and Trails BC standards by a partner or contractor. Facilities on file: boat launch, toilets, picnic tables. First come, first served.
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Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 16° | -35° | 38° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 27° | 10° | -19° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 36° | 20° | -6° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 41° | 27° | 6° | 59° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 53° | 36° | 27° | 80° | 5 of 11 |
| June | 59° | 41° | 34° | 77° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 64° | 48° | 39° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 68° | 49° | 41° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 58° | 43° | 31° | 76° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 42° | 31° | 23° | 59° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 33° | 25° | 0° | 41° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 25° | 14° | -13° | 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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