Crescent Lake

MU 8-8, Okanagan
49.8066° N, 120.0765° W

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 9 September 2026. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.

Surface area: 18.4ha
Maximum depth: 9m; 30 ft
Elevation: 1,360m
Campsites: 5; At Crescent Lake rec site

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

Trophy fish at Crescent Lake

Crescent Lake is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 2 lb.

Rainbow trout to 2 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.

Crescent Lake at a glance

Region: Okanagan
Management unit: MU 8-8
Species: Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995), Sucker (General) (last recorded 1995)The newest of these fish records is from 1995.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size: Small Water (< 50 ha)
Coordinates: 49.806632, -120.076451

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Fish on record at Crescent Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
Species	First recorded	Last recorded	Records
Rainbow Trout	1939	1995	17
Sucker (General)	1995	1995	1

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

Crescent Lake fishing regulations

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

Getting to Crescent Lake

33.2 km of traced road to the campground by way of Peachland FSR, Dam Lane, Headwaters Lane, Brenda Mines Rd, Brenda Mines FSR and Princeton Ave. The road at the end is a loose surface.

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: 49.806632, -120.076451

Camping and rec sites at Crescent Lake

Crescent Lake
Campsites
5 designated
To the shore
30 m

Access: Follow Hwy 97 from the lights in Peachland to Princeton Ave to Peachland Forest Service Road. Travel 22.3 km up Peachland Forest Service Road, and bear left to stay on Peachland FSR after Headwaters Lakes, and drive another 6.6 km to Crescent Lake, which is located on the left side of the road.
Coordinates: 49.81024, -120.074137
The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

Depth chart for Crescent Lake

9 mdeepest2.7 mmean

Crescent Lake runs to 9 m (30 ft) at its deepest.

The mean of 2.7 m (9 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in November 1980.

The Province sounded Crescent Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1980.

Depth chart (PDF)

The ice year at Crescent Lake, modelled

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

In the model Crescent Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 27 October and 7 November, and ice-off between 11 May and 30 May. The median winter freezes on 2 November and opens on 21 May.

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 8 May 2025, 191 days.

We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Crescent Lake either way. Check the current BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis before you plan a trip.

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.

Crescent Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Crescent 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
5.0 Caverage year now
4.3 Caverage year then
-5 daysbelow freezing, change

Average year at Crescent Lakedegrees C, yearly mean

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Crescent 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.

Day	Sky	High / low	Wind	Rain	Pressure
Wed 21 Oct	Overcast	13° / 1°	16 km/h, gusts 45	dry	Steady
Thu 22 Oct	Overcast	12° / 0°	22 km/h, gusts 37	dry	Falling (-1.3 hPa)
Fri 23 Oct	Overcast	5° / -3°	23 km/h, gusts 68	dry	Rising (+12.6 hPa)
Sat 24 Oct	Moderate snow	2° / -2°	10 km/h, gusts 47	2 mm	Falling (-1.5 hPa)
Sun 25 Oct	Moderate snow	5° / -2°	6 km/h, gusts 32	1 mm	Rising (+1.2 hPa)
Mon 26 Oct	Partly cloudy	9° / 0°	6 km/h, gusts 17	dry	Falling (-6.4 hPa)
Tue 27 Oct	Overcast	6° / -1°	16 km/h, gusts 25	dry	Rising (+2.0 hPa)

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Crescent Lake, in brief

What fish are in Crescent Lake?

Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995). Species from the province's fish observation records.

How big is Crescent Lake?

Crescent Lake covers about 18.4 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.

Which management unit is Crescent Lake in?

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

Trout lakes near Crescent Lake

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Headwater Lakes 4 km away
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