BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Pinaus Lake North
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 8
- Hookups
- 8 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,307 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Falkland
- Activities
- Angling, Canoeing, Camping
Season dates aren't confirmed for this campground yet - opening and closing dates haven't been verified. Check the operator's page or call ahead before you plan a trip.
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About
This is a large treed site on the north side of Pinaus Lake. Fishing is good and yellow perch fishing daily quota is 20. Access is poor from all directions and 4 wheel drive is recommended.
Road access. User-maintained site with no regular servicing. Facilities on file: boat launch, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings. First come, first served.
Getting there: Off Hwy 97, south of Westwold, head south on Ingram Creek FSR. At km 7.2, turn left onto Will Lake FSR. At km 8.8, stay left. At km 13, turn right onto Pinaus Lake FSR. Pinaus Lake Recreation Site is 18.1 km from Hwy 97. There is also access east of Falkland off Hwy 97, head south on Cedar Hill Road for 3.5 km. Then bear left onto Square Lake Road and after 1.1 km, the road becomes a unpaved Forest Service Road. Drive 4.8 km on the Square-Pinaus FSR, and then bear right onto the Pinaus FSR for another 4 km and the Recreation Site access is on the left.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 21° | -15° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 33° | 18° | -10° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 41° | 25° | 10° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 45° | 30° | 22° | 65° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 60° | 41° | 30° | 82° | 5 of 11 |
| June | 66° | 45° | 34° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 78° | 53° | 40° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 78° | 55° | 46° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 66° | 48° | 37° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 50° | 35° | 27° | 67° | 6 of 10 |
| November | 38° | 30° | 12° | 50° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 33° | 27° | -13° | 44° | 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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