BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Pimainus Lake East
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 3
- Hookups
- 3 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,075 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Merritt
- Activities
- Angling, Camping
About
This recreation site is used mainly by fishermen, hunters and campers. There is a mixed pine/spruce forest surrounding the lake but the campsite was logged due to the presence of Mountain Pine beetle so there are very few trees there. The road into the site is a bit steep and the campsite itself is more suitable for truck campers, small trailer and tenters. Pimainus Lake is one of four lakes in a chain.
Road access. User-maintained site with no regular servicing. Facilities on file: toilets, picnic tables, fire rings. First come, first served.
Getting there: From Merritt take Hwy 97C/ Hwy 8 west out of Merritt for 8 km. Turn right onto the paved Aberdeen Road and which then turns in to the Pimainus Forest Service Road at kilometre 7 which is gravel. Follow the Pimainus mainline and turn left at 36.5 km and follow the short, rough road down to the lake. Note this is a heavy used industrial road and caution should be taken in particularly for the first 13 kilometres where the road is a bit curvy and has some narrow corners.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 17° | -22° | 34° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 29° | 14° | -17° | 38° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 35° | 19° | -3° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 40° | 24° | 16° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 53° | 34° | 21° | 76° | 7 of 11 |
| June | 57° | 38° | 29° | 75° | 2 of 11 |
| July | 70° | 47° | 37° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 71° | 49° | 40° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 59° | 41° | 29° | 77° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 43° | 30° | 24° | 64° | 9 of 10 |
| November | 32° | 23° | 5° | 46° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 28° | 19° | -13° | 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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