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Hidden Lake

MU 8-25, Okanagan
50.5706° N, 118.8208° W

Map of Hidden 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°52′W118°51.5′W118°51′W118°50.5′W118°50′W118°49.5′W118°49′W118°48.5′W118°48′W50°33.5′N50°33.8′N50°34′N50°34.2′N50°34.5′N50°34.8′NHidden LakeHidden Lake rec site48 campsites, 39 m to shore05001 kmNMap of Hidden 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°50′W118°49′W50°33.5′N50°34′N50°34.5′NHidden Lake rec site48 campsites, 39 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
142.1ha
Maximum depth
46.3m
152 ft
Elevation
640m
Campsites
48
At Hidden Lake rec site

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Hidden Lake at a glance

Region
Okanagan
Management unit
MU 8-25
Species
Rainbow TroutThe newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Catch and release
Yes
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
50.5706, -118.8208

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Fish on record at Hidden Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout19352026212

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

How to fish Hidden Lake

Best times of year at Hidden Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Hidden Lake fishing regulations

No towing. Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Hidden Lake

A very beautiful lake, Hidden has 3 medium sized, timbered BCFS campsites (46 vehicle sites in total) with good accesses and boat launching.

22.8 km of traced road to the campground by way of Hidden Lake FSR, Hidden Lake Rd and Trinity Valley Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface.

The road route traced to Campground at Hidden Lake, 22.8 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: 50.5706, -118.8208

Camping and rec sites at Hidden Lake

Depth chart for Hidden Lake

46.3 mdeepest17.8 mmean

Hidden Lake runs to 46.3 m (152 ft) at its deepest.

The mean of 17.8 m (58 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in February 1973.

The Province sounded Hidden Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1973.

The ice year at Hidden Lake, modelled

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

In the model Hidden Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 18 November and 9 December, and ice-off between 18 March and 7 April. The median winter freezes on 26 November and opens on 29 March.

Modelled ice season at Hidden Lake: freeze-up most winters between 18 November and 9 December, ice-off between 18 March and 7 April.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 121 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 1 December 2024 to 30 March 2025, 119 days.

Hidden Lake is open to ice fishing under the regulations on file.

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.

Hidden Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Hidden Lake is 0.9 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +0.9 Csince the 1960s
  • 9.0 Caverage year now
  • 8.0 Caverage year then
  • -12 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Hidden Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
6 C9 C11 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
20621051960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Hidden 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 sky12° / 2°10 km/hdrySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast18° / 9°11 km/hdryFalling (-6.4 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast16° / 6°9 km/hdryFalling (-3.3 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast10° / 1°7 km/hdryRising (+11.4 hPa)
Sat 24 OctLight drizzle9° / 0°6 km/hdryRising (+8.5 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast9° / -1°8 km/hdryRising (+2.4 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast11° / -1°6 km/hdrySteady

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Hidden Lake, in brief

What fish are in Hidden Lake?

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

Which management unit is Hidden Lake in?

Hidden Lake is in MU 8-25, in the Okanagan. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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