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Community Lake

MU 3-27, Thompson-Nicola
50.9294° N, 120.0725° W

Map of Community 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.120°06′W120°05.5′W120°05′W120°04.5′W120°04′W50°55.5′N50°55.8′N50°56′N50°56.2′NCommunity LakeCommunity Lake Southwest rec site9 campsites, 32 m to shore0250500 mNMap of Community 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.120°04.5′W120°04′W50°55.5′N50°55.8′N50°56′N50°56.2′NCommunity Lake Southwest rec site9 campsites, 32 m to shore0500 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
34.8ha
Elevation
1,371m
Campsites
9
At Community Lake Southwest rec site

Open Community Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.

Trophy fish at Community Lake

Community Lake is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 3 lb.

  • Rainbow trout to 3 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.

Community Lake at a glance

Region
Thompson-Nicola
Management unit
MU 3-27
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
Closed to ice fishing
Coordinates
50.9294, -120.0725

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Fish on record at Community Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout1924202665

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

How to fish Community Lake

Best times of year at Community Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Community Lake fishing regulations

No Ice Fishing; rainbow trout daily quota = 2; bait ban, single hook. Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Community Lake

31.7 km of traced road to the campground by way of Community Lake FSR, Knouff Lake Rd, Heffley-Louis Creek Rd and Sun Peaks Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 130 m short of the campground.

The road route traced to Campground at Community Lake, 31.7 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: 50.9294, -120.0725

Camping and rec sites at Community Lake

  • Community Lake SE.
    No campsite count on file (BC Recreation Sites and Trails)
  • Community Lake Southwest
    Campsites
    9 designated
    To the shore
    32 m

    Coordinates: 50.925766, -120.077763

The ice year at Community Lake, modelled

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

In the model Community Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 24 October and 5 November, and ice-off between 14 May and 1 June. The median winter freezes on 29 October and opens on 23 May.

Modelled ice season at Community Lake: freeze-up most winters between 24 October and 5 November, ice-off between 14 May and 1 June.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 203 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 29 October 2024 to 7 May 2025, 190 days.

Community Lake is closed to ice fishing.

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.

Community Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Community Lake is 1.2 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +1.2 Csince the 1960s
  • 1.4 Caverage year now
  • 0.2 Caverage year then
  • -10 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Community Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
-2 C1 C4 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
1441792141960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Community 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 OctClear sky1° / 0°6 km/h, gusts 12drySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast12° / 0°9 km/h, gusts 17dryFalling (-5.6 hPa)
Thu 22 OctSlight snow8° / -1°16 km/h, gusts 34dryFalling (-1.3 hPa)
Fri 23 OctPartly cloudy4° / -3°16 km/h, gusts 40dryRising (+13.0 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast4° / -3°4 km/h, gusts 35drySteady
Sun 25 OctOvercast6° / -2°4 km/h, gusts 21dryRising (+4.1 hPa)
Mon 26 OctMainly clear8° / -1°3 km/h, gusts 12dryFalling (-2.0 hPa)

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Community Lake, in brief

What fish are in Community Lake?

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

Which management unit is Community Lake in?

Community Lake is in MU 3-27, in the Thompson-Nicola. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

Trout lakes near Community Lake

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