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Boulder Lake

MU 7-22, Peace
55.3394° N, 121.6492° W

Map of Boulder Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas, the traced road in and the recreation site.121°40′W121°39.5′W121°39′W121°38.5′W55°20.2′N55°20.5′N55°20.8′NBoulder LakeBoulder Lake rec site1 campsite, 19 m to shore0250500 mNMap of Boulder Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas, the traced road in and the recreation site.121°39′W121°38.5′W55°20′N55°20.2′N55°20.5′NBoulder Lake rec site1 campsite, 19 m to shore0250 mN
WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadRec siteShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. Rec site position from BC Recreation Sites and Trails, checked 11 September 2026. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.
Surface area
14.2ha
Maximum depth
16.7m
55 ft
Elevation
1,246m
Campsites
1
At Boulder Lake rec site

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Trophy fish at Boulder Lake

Boulder Lake is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 4 lb.

  • Rainbow trout to 4 lb

Trophy sizes this lake is known for, not a typical catch. They are historical records from our own big fish list, with no date on file, not recent catches.

Boulder Lake at a glance

Region
Peace
Management unit
MU 7-22
Species
Rainbow TroutThe newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
55.3394, -121.6492

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Fish on record at Boulder Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout1991202642

A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.

How to fish Boulder Lake

Best times of year at Boulder Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Boulder Lake fishing regulations

We have no lake specific regulations on file for Boulder Lake yet.

Getting to Boulder Lake

21.8 km of traced road to the campground. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 220 m short of the campground.

The road route traced to Campground at Boulder Lake, 21.8 km.Start of the traceCampground5 km
The route traced over the BC Digital Road Atlas. A trace is a line on a map, not a report on the road: check conditions before you drive it.

Coordinates: 55.3394, -121.6492

Camping and rec sites at Boulder Lake

  • Boulder Lake
    Campsites
    1 designated
    To the shore
    19 m

    Access: From Tumbler Ridge turn Northwest onto Hwy 59 towards Chetwynd and drive 60 km. Turn left (West) onto PRD #91 KWOEN HILLS Road. Drive to the end of the road, 17 km to the Gas Plant Gate. Turn North down the NEB Pipeline to the bottom of the hill (1 Km) and the lake is off to the East.
    Coordinates: 55.335828, -121.644197

    The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

Depth chart for Boulder Lake

16.7 mdeepest

Boulder Lake runs to 16.7 m (55 ft) at its deepest.

The Province sounded Boulder Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1995.

The ice year at Boulder Lake, modelled

Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.

In the model Boulder Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 13 October and 25 October, and ice-off between 30 May and 15 June. The median winter freezes on 21 October and opens on 6 June.

Modelled ice season at Boulder Lake: freeze-up most winters between 13 October and 25 October, ice-off between 30 May and 15 June.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 228 days in the median winter

the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 20 October 2024 to 27 May 2025, 219 days.

Boulder Lake is open to ice fishing under the regulations on file.

Whether a lake is open to ice fishing says nothing about whether its ice will hold you. Ice conditions vary year to year and across a single lake. Check locally before going out, every time.

Boulder Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Boulder Lake is 1.0 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +1.0 Csince the 1960s
  • -0.6 Caverage year now
  • -1.5 Caverage year then
  • -3 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Boulder Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
-5 C-1 C3 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
1561852141960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Boulder Lake

The forecast on this lake's own coordinate, refreshed through the day. The app reads these seven days for fishing and scores each one.

DaySkyHigh / lowWindRainPressure
Tue 20 OctOvercast6° / -4°23 km/h, gusts 65drySteady
Wed 21 OctLight drizzle8° / 0°16 km/h, gusts 54dryFalling (-7.9 hPa)
Thu 22 OctLight drizzle4° / -4°14 km/h, gusts 38dryRising (+5.7 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast3° / -6°9 km/h, gusts 26dryRising (+13.2 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast3° / -7°5 km/h, gusts 17dryRising (+2.9 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast2° / -8°5 km/h, gusts 14dryRising (+5.3 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast4° / -6°12 km/h, gusts 48dryFalling (-7.2 hPa)

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Boulder Lake, in brief

What fish are in Boulder Lake?

Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Boulder Lake in?

Boulder Lake is in MU 7-22, in the Peace. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

Trout lakes near Boulder Lake

All 54 lakes in the Peace, with today's conditions on each.

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