Haddo Lake

MU 8-23, Okanagan
50.0947° N, 119.0819° 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: 70.8ha
Elevation: 1,219m

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

Haddo Lake at a glance

Region: Okanagan
Management unit: MU 8-23
Species: Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995)The newest of these fish records is from 1995.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size: Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Ice fishing: No ice fishing closure on file
Coordinates: 50.0947, -119.0819

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Fish on record at Haddo Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
Species	First recorded	Last recorded	Records
Rainbow Trout	1995	1995	1

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

How to fish Haddo Lake

Best times of year at Haddo Lake

May - June
September - October

Haddo Lake fishing regulations

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

Getting to Haddo Lake

Haddo lake has 2 public recreation sites with campsites. Haddo Lake West is a medium size, 7 vehicle site with access from Aberdeen Lake. Haddo Lake North is a 10 vehicle site. Both campsites have good cartop boat launching.

22.9 km of traced road to the campground by way of Haddo Lake FSR, Haddo FSR, Aberdeen FSR, Bluenose Rd, Whitevale Rd, Reid Rd, Learmouth Rd and Park Lane. The road at the end is a rough 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: 50.0947, -119.0819

Camping and rec sites at Haddo Lake

Okanagan Mountain Park (BC Parks)
To the shore
23 m

Provincial park campsites, vehicle camping, boat launch
Facilities: Boat Launch, Pit Toilets, Fire Rings, Tables, Water Pump
Access: Located approximately 36 km. (22 mi.) northeast of the town of Winfield. From the city of Kelowna travel north on Hwy. #97 to Winfield. Turn east off Hwy. #97 onto the Beaver Lake Road. Follow this road to Doreen Lake. 3 km. (2 mi.) past Doreen Lake turn south (right) and follow this road to Haddo, final access may be rough.
Coordinates: 50.102068, -119.078519
The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

Depth chart for Haddo Lake

The Province sounded Haddo Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1979.

Depth chart (PDF)

The ice year at Haddo Lake, modelled

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

In the model Haddo Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 4 November and 18 November, and ice-off between 28 April and 14 May. The median winter freezes on 10 November and opens on 8 May.

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

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 2 November 2024 to 30 April 2025, 179 days.

No ice fishing closure is recorded for Haddo 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.

Haddo Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Haddo 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 Haddo 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 Haddo 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
Tue 20 Oct	Clear sky	9° / -2°	10 km/h	dry	Steady
Wed 21 Oct	Overcast	15° / 1°	14 km/h, gusts 32	dry	Falling (-6.1 hPa)
Thu 22 Oct	Overcast	14° / 4°	10 km/h, gusts 17	dry	Falling (-3.3 hPa)
Fri 23 Oct	Overcast	6° / -1°	12 km/h, gusts 28	dry	Rising (+11.7 hPa)
Sat 24 Oct	Overcast	6° / -2°	7 km/h	dry	Rising (+8.1 hPa)
Sun 25 Oct	Overcast	4° / -3°	9 km/h	dry	Rising (+2.5 hPa)
Mon 26 Oct	Overcast	9° / -2°	7 km/h	dry	Steady

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Haddo Lake, in brief

What fish are in Haddo Lake?

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

Which management unit is Haddo Lake in?

Haddo 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.

Trout lakes near Haddo Lake

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Aileen Lake 3 km away
Loon Lake 4 km away
Flyfish Lake (West) 4 km away

All 212 lakes in the Okanagan, with today's conditions on each.