BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Potlatch Creek
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 11
- Hookups
- 11 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,441 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Revelstoke
- Activities
- Angling, Boating, Canoeing, Kayaking, Camping
About
Potlatch Creek is a User Maintained Site popular for people who like to fish. It is a relatively open site overlooking Kinbasket Lake. The site does have a boat launch that is only suitable at higher water levels. The boat launch at Sprague Bay should be used by larger boats and at lower water levels.
Road access. User-maintained site with no regular servicing. Facilities on file: boat launch, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings, parking. First come, first served.
Getting there: At the end of Highway 23 North at Mica Dam the highway becomes the Red Rock Forest Service Road. The site is located 2.5 km past Mica Dam on the Red Rock Forest Service Road and will be located on the left side. The site can be accessed by Motorhomes.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 20° | -18° | 39° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 30° | 19° | -14° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 40° | 29° | -3° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 46° | 35° | 16° | 63° | 5 of 11 |
| May | 57° | 42° | 35° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 63° | 50° | 40° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 75° | 59° | 48° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 76° | 61° | 47° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 64° | 52° | 36° | 79° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 46° | 37° | 22° | 62° | 5 of 10 |
| November | 35° | 28° | 1° | 47° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 26° | 19° | -11° | 39° | 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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