Little Wilson Lake
MU 4-17, Kootenays
50.2302° N, 117.5757° W
- Surface area
- 26.9ha
- Maximum depth
- 23.2m
- 76 ft
- Elevation
- 897m
- Campsites
- 3
- At Little Wilson Lake rec site
Open Little Wilson Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Little Wilson Lake at a glance
- Region
- Kootenays
- Management unit
- MU 4-17
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Kokanee (last recorded 1995)The newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Coordinates
- 50.230152, -117.575676
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Fish on record at Little Wilson Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1981 | 2026 | 38 |
| Kokanee | 1981 | 1995 | 2 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
Little Wilson Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Little Wilson Lake yet.
Getting to Little Wilson Lake
17.4 km of traced road to the campground by way of Wilson Creek FSR, Wilson Creek North FSR, Wilson Creek Seven FSR and Wilson Lake Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 50 m short of the campground.
Coordinates: 50.230152, -117.575676
Camping and rec sites at Little Wilson Lake
- Little Wilson Lake
- Campsites
- 3 designated
- To the shore
- 39 m
Access: Turn off Highway 6, at Rosebery, onto the "East Wilson Creek Road". This road soon turns into the "Wilson Creek Forest Service Road". Follow this good 2 wheel drive gravel road. At 5 km the road forks, stay left. Just before the orange and white 31 km marker look for a 4x4 post on your left, painted brown with white lettering, signed "Little Wilson Lake". Turn left here, onto a rough 2 wheel drive dirt road. Follow this road for 800 meters to the campsite.
Coordinates: 50.231901, -117.569169
Depth chart for Little Wilson Lake
23.2 mdeepest
Little Wilson Lake runs to 23.2 m (76 ft) at its deepest.
The Province sounded Little Wilson Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1970.
The ice year at Little Wilson Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Little Wilson Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 7 November and 22 November, and ice-off between 12 April and 1 May. The median winter freezes on 16 November and opens on 23 April.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 15 November 2024 to 15 April 2025, 151 days.
We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Little Wilson 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.
Little Wilson Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Little Wilson 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
- -1.4 Caverage year now
- -2.2 Caverage year then
- -6 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Little Wilson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 21 Oct | Partly cloudy | 16° / 3° | 8 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 17° / 4° | 8 km/h | dry | Falling (-3.1 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 10° / 1° | 11 km/h, gusts 30 | dry | Rising (+8.5 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 9° / 0° | 1 km/h, gusts 21 | dry | Rising (+3.1 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 2° | 3 km/h, gusts 12 | dry | Steady |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 2° | 2 km/h, gusts 8 | dry | Falling (-5.5 hPa) |
| Tue 27 Oct | Slight snow showers | 11° / 1° | 6 km/h | dry | Falling (-2.0 hPa) |
Little Wilson Lake, in brief
What fish are in Little Wilson Lake?
Rainbow Trout, Kokanee (last recorded 1995). Species from the province's fish observation records.
How big is Little Wilson Lake?
Little Wilson Lake covers about 26.9 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.
Which management unit is Little Wilson Lake in?
Little Wilson Lake is in MU 4-17, in the Kootenays. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Little Wilson Lake
- Wilson Lake 4 km away
- Hamling Lakes 6 km away
- Horseshoe Lake 6 km away
- Kimbol Lake 6 km away
- Beaver Lake 10 km away
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