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Klein Lake

MU 2-5, Lower Mainland
49.7289° N, 123.9683° W

Map of Klein 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.123°59.2′W123°59′W123°58.8′W123°58.5′W123°58.2′W123°58′W123°57.8′W49°43.5′N49°43.8′N49°44′NKlein LakeKlein Lake rec site23 campsites, 70 m to shore0250 mNMap of Klein 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.123°58.5′W123°58′W49°43.5′N49°43.8′N49°44′NKlein LakeKlein Lake rec site23 campsites, 70 m to shore0250 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
32.4ha
Elevation
135m
Campsites
23
At Klein Lake rec site

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Klein Lake at a glance

Region
Lower Mainland
Management unit
MU 2-5
Species
Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995), Threespine SticklebackThe newest of these fish records is from 2016.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
49.7289, -123.9683

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Fish on record at Klein Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Cutthroat Trout1979200521
Rainbow Trout199519951
Threespine Stickleback200620169

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

How to fish Klein Lake

Best times of year at Klein Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Klein Lake fishing regulations

Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW; wheelchair accessible. Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Klein Lake

5.8 km of traced road to the campground by way of Klein Lake Rd, North Lake FSR, North Lake Rd and Egmont Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 190 m short of the campground.

The road route traced to Campground at Klein Lake, 5.8 km.Start of the traceCampground1 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: 49.7289, -123.9683

Camping and rec sites at Klein Lake

  • Klein Lake
    Campsites
    23 designated
    To the shore
    70 m

    Access: Take Highway 101 north from Langdale to the Egmont turn off. Follow the Egmont road towards Skookumchuk Narrows for about 1 km and turn right onto the North Lake Forest Service Road. Stay right at the Y intersection which leads into the site.
    Coordinates: 49.727658, -123.967108

    The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

Depth chart for Klein Lake

The Province sounded Klein Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1966.

The ice year at Klein Lake, modelled

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

In the model Klein Lake froze in 45 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 18 December and 11 January, and ice-off between 10 January and 18 February. The median winter freezes on 30 December and opens on 25 January.

Modelled ice season at Klein Lake: freeze-up most winters between 18 December and 11 January, ice-off between 10 January and 18 February.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-off

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

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 1 February 2025 to 25 February 2025, 24 days.

Klein 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.

Klein Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Klein Lake is 0.7 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +0.7 Csince the 1960s
  • 10.4 Caverage year now
  • 9.8 Caverage year then
  • -4 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Klein Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
8 C10 C13 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
-514331960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Klein 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 OctFog15° / 6°7 km/hdrySteady
Thu 22 OctOvercast12° / 5°25 km/hdryRising (+1.9 hPa)
Fri 23 OctModerate rain13° / 4°17 km/h0 mmRising (+9.2 hPa)
Sat 24 OctHeavy rain9° / 7°5 km/h, gusts 1133 mmFalling (-4.2 hPa)
Sun 25 OctModerate rain11° / 7°4 km/h, gusts 104 mmSteady
Mon 26 OctMainly clear15° / 6°2 km/h, gusts 12dryFalling (-3.8 hPa)
Tue 27 OctOvercast11° / 6°2 km/hdryRising (+6.1 hPa)

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Klein Lake, in brief

What fish are in Klein Lake?

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

Which management unit is Klein Lake in?

Klein Lake is in MU 2-5, in the Lower Mainland. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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