Lightning Lake (Manning Park)
MU 3-13, Thompson-Nicola
49.9658° N, 121.1928° W
- Surface area
- 8.4ha
- Elevation
- 1,519m
- Campsites
- 4
- At Lightning Lake rec site
Lightning Lake (Manning Park) sits in the Thompson-Nicola region at 1519 m elevation, a small water (< 50 ha) with access typical of the region. Use the map view for exact coordinates and turn-by-turn directions.
Open Lightning Lake (Manning Park) in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Lightning Lake (Manning Park) at a glance
- Region
- Thompson-Nicola
- Management unit
- MU 3-13
- Species
- Rainbow Trout
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 49.9658, -121.1928
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How to fish Lightning Lake (Manning Park)
Best times of year at Lightning Lake (Manning Park)
- May - June
- September - October
Lightning Lake (Manning Park) fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Lightning Lake (Manning Park) yet.
Getting to Lightning Lake (Manning Park)
Coordinates: 49.9658, -121.1928
Camping and rec sites at Lightning Lake (Manning Park)
- Lightning Lake
- Campsites
- 4 designated
- To the shore
- 48 m
Access: From Merritt drive west along Highway 8 for about 20 km. Turn left (where the Spius Creek fish hatchery and snowmobile signs are and continue up this road named eventual;ly signed as the Prospect FSR for 24km's. At the 24km mark keep to the left, go a short distance and keep to the left again, cross the bridge and you are now on the Miner Forest Service Road. From here on in there are few km markers so set you odometer to 0. Continue another 11.2 km then keep right and continue for 0.8 km. and continue driving until you see a small landing, keep to the left of the landing and follow the 4 x 4 path down to the campsite for about a kilometre.
Coordinates: 49.967428, -121.191329
The ice year at Lightning Lake (Manning Park), modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Lightning Lake (Manning Park) froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 21 October and 2 November, and ice-off between 6 June and 28 June. The median winter freezes on 26 October and opens on 17 June.
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 6 June 2025, 221 days.
Lightning Lake (Manning Park) 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.
Lightning Lake (Manning Park) climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Lightning Lake (Manning Park) is 1.2 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +1.2 Csince the 1960s
- 0.3 Caverage year now
- -0.9 Caverage year then
- -9 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Lightning Lake (Manning Park)
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 | 7° / -1° | 14 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 11° / 4° | 21 km/h, gusts 41 | dry | Falling (-6.7 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 8° / 0° | 18 km/h, gusts 26 | dry | Steady |
| Fri 23 Oct | Slight snow | 5° / -4° | 7 km/h | 1 mm | Rising (+12.3 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -6° | 9 km/h, gusts 14 | dry | Rising (+5.7 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -7° | 8 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.2 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -8° | 8 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.9 hPa) |
Trout lakes near Lightning Lake (Manning Park)
- Silver (Silverhope) Lake 2 km away
- Cabin Lake 2 km away
- Gillis Lake 18 km away
- Lily Lake 20 km away
- Murray Lake 23 km away
All 342 lakes in the Thompson-Nicola, with today's conditions on each.