BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Kootenay-White Junction
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 2
- Hookups
- 2 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,966 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Invermere
- Activities
- Angling, Canoeing, Kayaking, Camping
About
A small, scenic, riverside campsite at the confluence of two rivers. A secluded spot found by river users and hunters.
Road access. Maintained to Recreation Sites and Trails BC standards by a partner or contractor. Facilities on file: boat launch, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings. First come, first served.
Getting there: Access from Canal Flats or Radium Hot Springs. Turn off of the Kootenay River Forest Service Road (FSR) at the 34.3 km mark. At this road junction travel south along the White Rock FSR to the 36.5 km mark. A narrow road to the west takes you down to the peninsula that overlooks the junction of the Kootenay and White Rivers.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 19° | -23° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 31° | 18° | -18° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 42° | 28° | -5° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 47° | 34° | 13° | 61° | 9 of 11 |
| May | 56° | 41° | 32° | 76° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 67° | 48° | 37° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 78° | 59° | 48° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 78° | 57° | 47° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 67° | 51° | 39° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 51° | 35° | 22° | 67° | 5 of 10 |
| November | 38° | 27° | 2° | 52° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 30° | 18° | -18° | 42° | 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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