BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Scout Beach
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 12
- Hookups
- 12 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 344 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Port Alberni
- Activities
- Angling, Boating, Beach activities, Camping
About
A treed campsite with pedestrian beach access to Great Central Lake.
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.
Getting there: From Port Alberni, take Highway #4 toward Tofino/Uclulet, and turn right on Central Lake Road; the turnoff to Robertson Creek Fish Hatchery & Upper Sproat Lake Campcround). Set your odometer to zero and drive on Central Lake Road, at 7.2 kilometres, turn right onto Ash Main Forest Service Road, just past the Boot Lagoon Hatchery. At 13.8 kilometres turn left onto Ash 286/Browns Bay Dryland Sort, stay right at the fork at 14.6 kilometres, at 22.9 kilometres turn left and immediately left again, you will arrive at Scout Beach Recreation Site in 1.2 kilometres. NOTE: Odometer reading may vary from one vehicle to another. Access to Scout Beach Recreation Site is via privately managed roads. For information on road access and gate closures please check the following website before you travel: https://www.mosaicforests.com/access
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 38° | 27° | 53° | 3 of 11 |
| February | 44° | 35° | 22° | 55° | 8 of 11 |
| March | 46° | 38° | 28° | 67° | 5 of 11 |
| April | 52° | 40° | 32° | 72° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 63° | 48° | 38° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 65° | 51° | 43° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 73° | 58° | 51° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 79° | 62° | 56° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 69° | 58° | 51° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 56° | 48° | 39° | 78° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 49° | 40° | 33° | 57° | 0 of 10 |
| December | 44° | 37° | 27° | 54° | 2 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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