BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Monroe Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 4
- Hookups
- 4 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,533 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Cranbrook
- Activities
- Angling, Boating, Canoeing, Picnicking
About
A secluded day-use only site with an "all to yourself feel" at a small mountain lake.
Road access. Maintained to Recreation Sites and Trails BC standards by a partner or contractor. Facilities on file: boat launch, toilets, picnic tables, dock, fire rings, parking. First come, first served.
Getting there: Commencing at the south end of Cranbrook, at the junction of Jimsmith Lake Road and Hwy 3/95, proceed 17 km south on Hwy 3/95 to the Monroe Lake Road (also the turnoff to Moyie Lake Provincial Park). Turn right (west) onto the Monroe Lake Road. Follow this road for 0.6 km. At the 0.6 km, take the right fork and continue along the Monroe Lake Road for another 2.4 km.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 20° | -25° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 33° | 16° | -17° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 42° | 26° | 2° | 59° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 46° | 31° | 12° | 63° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 58° | 38° | 30° | 80° | 4 of 11 |
| June | 67° | 46° | 34° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 80° | 55° | 42° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 80° | 56° | 46° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 67° | 48° | 37° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 52° | 36° | 26° | 70° | 6 of 10 |
| November | 38° | 29° | -1° | 54° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 32° | 23° | -10° | 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Mineral Lake · BC Recreation Sites · 1 mi · 2 sites
- Moyie Lake Park · BC Parks · 1 mi · 111 sites
- Palmer Bar Lake · BC Recreation Sites · 7 mi · 3 sites
- Jimsmith Lake Park · BC Parks · 8 mi · 35 sites
- St. Eugene Golf Resort RV Park · First Nations Lands · 16 mi
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