BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Irvine Creek
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 3
- Hookups
- 3 no hookups
- Elevation
- 1,991 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Balfour
- Activities
- Angling, Beach activities, Camping
About
There are a few campsites with tables on either side of the creek and an outhouse on site. It is a nice little beach with camping, swimming and fishing opportunities.
Boat-in access. User-maintained site with no regular servicing. First come, first served.
Getting there: Irvine Creek is a boat access only campsite on the South Western Shore of Kootenay Lake about a 6 KM boat ride from Balfour down the south arm of the lake towards creston.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 24° | -10° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 36° | 23° | -4° | 48° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 43° | 33° | 3° | 65° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 49° | 38° | 20° | 70° | 3 of 11 |
| May | 61° | 46° | 38° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 72° | 52° | 40° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 84° | 64° | 51° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 84° | 65° | 53° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 71° | 56° | 45° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 52° | 41° | 32° | 71° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 42° | 35° | 19° | 55° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 35° | 29° | 10° | 45° | 9 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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