BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Third Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 4
- Hookups
- 4 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,948 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Merritt
- Activities
- Angling, Canoeing, Camping
About
Found on the northwest shore of Third Lake, the recreation site is popular with fishermen, campers, and hunters. Has open sunny sites and can accomodate large camping units.
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 Merritt take Hwy 97C/ Hwy 8 west out of town for 8 kms. Turn right onto Aberdeen Road. Stay right at 6 kms. Kilometer boards start and the road becomes the Skuhun-Pimainus Forest Service Road at the 7 km mark. Follow the Pimainus mainline staying left at 19 km and 23.5 km. Go right at 27 km. Left at 38.5 and left again at 41.2 to the site.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 17° | -21° | 35° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 29° | 14° | -16° | 38° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 35° | 20° | -3° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 40° | 25° | 16° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 54° | 34° | 22° | 77° | 6 of 11 |
| June | 58° | 39° | 30° | 76° | 1 of 11 |
| July | 70° | 47° | 38° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 71° | 50° | 41° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 60° | 41° | 29° | 78° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 44° | 30° | 25° | 64° | 9 of 10 |
| November | 33° | 23° | 5° | 46° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 28° | 19° | -12° | 41° | 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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