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Isintok Lake

MU 8-8, Okanagan
49.5355° N, 119.9873° W

Map of Isintok 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°00.5′W120°00′W119°59.5′W119°59′W119°58.5′W119°58′W49°32′N49°32.2′N49°32.5′N49°32.8′NIsintok LakeIsintok Lake rec site6 campsites, 36 m to shore0250500 mNMap of Isintok 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°59′W49°32′N49°32.5′NIsintok Lake rec site6 campsites, 36 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 9 September 2026. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.
Surface area
35ha
Elevation
1,648m
Campsites
6
At Isintok Lake rec site

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Isintok Lake at a glance

Region
Okanagan
Management unit
MU 8-8
Species
Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutThe province's newest fish record here is from 2017.Species from the province's fish observation records and angling reports.
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Coordinates
49.535517, -119.987323

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Fish on record at Isintok Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout1973201742

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

Isintok Lake fishing regulations

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

Getting to Isintok Lake

31.0 km of traced road to the campground by way of Isintok-McNulty FSR, Bathville Rd, Princeton-Summerland Rd, Doherty Ave, Prairie Valley Rd, Rosedale Ave and Peach Orchard Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface.

The road route traced to Campground at Isintok Lake, 31.0 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: 49.535517, -119.987323

Camping and rec sites at Isintok Lake

  • Isintok Lake
    Campsites
    6 designated
    To the shore
    36 m

    Access: Follow Hwy 97 to Summerland, On Bathville Road, McNulty Forest Service Road starts just beyond the Kettle Valley Steam Train. Once on McNulty FSR, travel 22.5km to the left turn off to Isintok Lake and drive 750m to the location of the campsites. This access road is quite narrow with little room to pass oncoming traffic.
    Coordinates: 49.544563, -119.975668

    The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

The ice year at Isintok Lake, modelled

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

In the model Isintok Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 21 October and 5 November, and ice-off between 28 May and 18 June. The median winter freezes on 28 October and opens on 6 June.

Modelled ice season at Isintok Lake: freeze-up most winters between 21 October and 5 November, ice-off between 28 May and 18 June.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 223 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 28 October 2024 to 27 May 2025, 211 days.

We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Isintok 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.

Isintok Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Isintok 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
  • 1.5 Caverage year now
  • 0.6 Caverage year then
  • -6 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Isintok Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
-1 C1 C4 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
1291772251960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Isintok 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
Wed 21 OctPartly cloudy12° / 4°11 km/h, gusts 56drySteady
Thu 22 OctOvercast11° / -2°16 km/h, gusts 38drySteady
Fri 23 OctFog3° / -4°19 km/h, gusts 60dryRising (+13.6 hPa)
Sat 24 OctModerate snow2° / -3°8 km/h, gusts 143 mmFalling (-1.0 hPa)
Sun 25 OctSlight snow showers4° / -3°5 km/h, gusts 193 mmFalling (-1.3 hPa)
Mon 26 OctPartly cloudy7° / -1°4 km/hdryFalling (-5.9 hPa)
Tue 27 OctOvercast4° / -1°16 km/h, gusts 32dryRising (+2.6 hPa)

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Isintok Lake, in brief

What fish are in Isintok Lake?

Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records and angling reports.

How big is Isintok Lake?

Isintok Lake covers about 35 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.

Which management unit is Isintok Lake in?

Isintok 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.

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