BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Sprague Bay
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 11
- Hookups
- 11 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,480 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Revelstoke
- Activities
- Angling, Boating, Canoeing, Kayaking, Beach activities, Viewing, Camping
About
Sprague Bay Recreation Site is a User Maintained Site. It has a very good boat launch built by BC Hydro which is suitable at any water level and larger boats. There is as short 600 meter hiking trail leading from the site to the historic Boat Encampment Monument.
Road access. User-maintained site with no regular servicing. Facilities on file: boat launch, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings, parking, viewing platform. First come, first served.
Getting there: Sprague Bay is located 15km North of the Mica Dam off the Red Rock Forest Service Road. Once on the Red Rock FSR continue for 11km, take a left turn onto Branch 11, then another left onto 11B. The site will be located 4.5km down a rougher gravel road. Motorhomes have been accessing the site, but be cautious as road conditions can change yearly.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 20° | -19° | 39° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 29° | 19° | -14° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 40° | 28° | -3° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 45° | 35° | 16° | 63° | 5 of 11 |
| May | 57° | 41° | 35° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 63° | 50° | 40° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 75° | 59° | 47° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 76° | 60° | 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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