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Buck Lake

MU 8-12, Okanagan
49.5506° N, 118.9783° W

Map of Buck 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.118°59.8′W118°59.5′W118°59.2′W118°59′W118°58.8′W118°58.5′W118°58.2′W49°33′N49°33.2′NBuck LakeBuck Lake rec site3 campsites, 14 m to shore0250 mNMap of Buck 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.118°59′W118°58.5′W49°32.8′N49°33′N49°33.2′NBuck Lake rec site3 campsites, 14 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
16.3ha
Elevation
1,387m
Campsites
3
At Buck Lake rec site

From the city of Kelowna travel east on Hwy. #33 to the community of Beaverdell. Buck is located approximately 20 km. (12 mi.) northeast of Beaverdell on a rough gravel road that exits off Hwy. #33.

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Buck Lake at a glance

Region
Okanagan
Management unit
MU 8-12
Species
Rainbow TroutThe newest of these fish records is from 2025.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Ice fishing
No ice fishing closure on file
Coordinates
49.5506, -118.9783

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Fish on record at Buck Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout1939202565

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

How to fish Buck Lake

Best times of year at Buck Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Buck Lake fishing regulations

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

Getting to Buck Lake

A large, well treed BCFS campsite with a cartop boat launch is present at the lake.

18.2 km of traced road to the campground by way of Wallace Lake FSR. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 240 m short of the campground.

The road route traced to Campground at Buck Lake, 18.2 km.Start of the traceCampground2 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: 49.5506, -118.9783

Camping and rec sites at Buck Lake

  • Buck-china
    No campsite count on file (BC Recreation Sites and Trails)
    Access: A large, well treed BCFS campsite with a cartop boat launch is present at the lake.
  • Buck Lake
    Campsites
    3 designated
    To the shore
    14 m

    Coordinates: 49.548468, -118.980665

The ice year at Buck Lake, modelled

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

In the model Buck Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 26 October and 6 November, and ice-off between 7 May and 22 May. The median winter freezes on 31 October and opens on 13 May.

Modelled ice season at Buck Lake: freeze-up most winters between 26 October and 6 November, ice-off between 7 May and 22 May.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 195 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 28 October 2024 to 7 May 2025, 191 days.

No ice fishing closure is recorded for Buck Lake, so the general regional regulations apply.

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.

Buck Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Buck Lake is 0.8 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +0.8 Csince the 1960s
  • 4.8 Caverage year now
  • 4.0 Caverage year then
  • -4 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Buck Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
2 C5 C7 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
941281631960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Buck 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 OctPartly cloudy11° / -1°10 km/hdrySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast14° / 4°17 km/h, gusts 31dryFalling (-4.9 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast14° / 0°14 km/h, gusts 20dryFalling (-3.7 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast6° / -4°20 km/h, gusts 35dryRising (+10.8 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast7° / -5°12 km/hdryRising (+8.1 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast6° / -6°9 km/h, gusts 15dryRising (+2.3 hPa)
Mon 26 OctMainly clear8° / -6°6 km/hdrySteady

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Buck Lake, in brief

What fish are in Buck Lake?

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

Which management unit is Buck Lake in?

Buck Lake is in MU 8-12, in the Okanagan. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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