BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Garrison Lakes
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 1
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,426 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Princeton
- Activities
- Angling, Hiking, Nature study, Camping
About
This rustic and small recreation site is reached by a good, relatively level hike (approximately 2 km), from the nearest road access point. The site is mainly used by fishermen with belly boats or small kayaks and only has one site only suited for tenters.
User maintain so please clean up and take out all garbage.
Trail access only. User-maintained site with no regular servicing. Facilities on file: toilets, picnic tables, fire rings. First come, first served.
Getting there: Located 33 Km west of Princeton on Hwy # 3. Turn right onto the Sunday Summit Forest Service Road and continue to the 15.7 Km mark, take the right fork there and drive 2 Km to the trailhead which is not clearly evident. The trail starts down the gulley on the left and fequently needs maintenance for downed trees. Best to take a gps with you as the trail is not that well marked or defined.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 21° | -16° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 30° | 19° | -9° | 47° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 36° | 22° | 2° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 40° | 27° | 15° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 49° | 34° | 27° | 71° | 8 of 11 |
| June | 56° | 39° | 30° | 77° | 2 of 11 |
| July | 70° | 48° | 37° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 72° | 50° | 40° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 61° | 44° | 32° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 45° | 33° | 21° | 70° | 9 of 10 |
| November | 36° | 24° | 10° | 52° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 21° | -15° | 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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