BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Fraser Creek
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 2
- Hookups
- 2 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,714 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Golden
- Activities
- Picnicking, Hiking, Viewing, Camping
About
The Fraser Creek Recreation site is a small site along the Beaverfoot FSR. The site contains two tables and an outhouse facility. The site is at the trail head for a 1.8 km hiking / ATV trail to a view point overlooking the Wapta Falls.
Road access. User-maintained site with no regular servicing. Facilities on file: picnic tables. First come, first served.
Getting there: Access Beaverfoot Forest Service Road from the Trans Canada Highway east of Golden. The Fraser Creek Recreation Site is located at the 9 km mark on the Beaverfoot Forest Service Road.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 15° | -25° | 36° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 27° | 15° | -22° | 39° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 25° | -5° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 43° | 30° | 10° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 53° | 38° | 27° | 76° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 64° | 46° | 36° | 78° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 74° | 55° | 44° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 74° | 55° | 43° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 63° | 47° | 37° | 78° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 45° | 34° | 9° | 63° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 33° | 18° | -15° | 49° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 24° | 12° | -32° | 38° | 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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