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Grizzly Swamp Lake

MU 8-23, Okanagan
50.0694° N, 119.0853° W

Map of Grizzly Swamp 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.119°09′W119°08′W119°07′W119°06′W119°05′W119°04′W50°03.5′N50°04′N50°04.5′N50°05′N50°05.5′NGrizzly Swamp LakeGrizzly Lake rec site23 campsites, 60 m to shore05001 kmNMap of Grizzly Swamp 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.119°06′W119°04′W50°04′N50°05′NGrizzly Lake rec site23 campsites, 60 m to shore01 kmN
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
38.8ha
Elevation
1,287m
Campsites
23
At Grizzly Lake rec site

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

Grizzly Swamp Lake at a glance

Region
Okanagan
Management unit
MU 8-23
Species
Rainbow TroutSpecies from angling reports and our own records.
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Ice fishing
No ice fishing closure on file
Coordinates
50.0694, -119.0853

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How to fish Grizzly Swamp Lake

Best times of year at Grizzly Swamp Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Grizzly Swamp Lake fishing regulations

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

Getting to Grizzly Swamp Lake

There is no developed campsite at Grizzly Swamp Lake however there is lots of room for organizing your own camping area. 2 boat launch sites are present on the lake.

25.4 km of traced road to the campground by way of Aberdeen FSR, Haddo Lake FSR, Haddo FSR, Bluenose Rd, Whitevale Rd, Reid Rd, Learmouth Rd and Park Lane. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 50 m short of the campground.

The road route traced to Campground at Grizzly Swamp Lake, 25.4 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: 50.0694, -119.0853

Camping and rec sites at Grizzly Swamp Lake

  • Grizzly Lake
    Campsites
    23 designated
    To the shore
    60 m

    Access: Accessed easiest through Lavington off Learmouth Road, Drive up Aberdeen Forest Service Road and all three accesses are around the 23 kilometer marker on Aberdeen FSR.
    Coordinates: 50.085591, -119.07891

    The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

The ice year at Grizzly Swamp Lake, modelled

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

In the model Grizzly Swamp Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 2 November and 14 November, and ice-off between 2 May and 19 May. The median winter freezes on 7 November and opens on 14 May.

Modelled ice season at Grizzly Swamp Lake: freeze-up most winters between 2 November and 14 November, ice-off between 2 May and 19 May.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 184 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 3 May 2025, 186 days.

No ice fishing closure is recorded for Grizzly Swamp 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.

Grizzly Swamp Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Grizzly Swamp 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
  • 2.7 Caverage year now
  • 1.8 Caverage year then
  • -4 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Grizzly Swamp Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
-0 C3 C5 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
1121541951960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Grizzly Swamp 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 sky9° / -3°10 km/hdrySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast14° / 1°15 km/h, gusts 33dryFalling (-6.0 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast14° / 5°11 km/h, gusts 19dryFalling (-3.3 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast6° / -1°12 km/h, gusts 28dryRising (+11.7 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast6° / -2°7 km/hdryRising (+8.1 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast4° / -3°9 km/hdryRising (+2.5 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast9° / -2°7 km/hdrySteady

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Grizzly Swamp Lake, in brief

What fish are in Grizzly Swamp Lake?

Rainbow Trout. Species from angling reports and our own records.

Which management unit is Grizzly Swamp Lake in?

Grizzly Swamp Lake is in MU 8-23, in the Okanagan. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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