Lower Campbell Lake

MU 1-10, Vancouver Island
50.0247° N, 125.4653° W

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: 59.2ha
Elevation: 178m

The lake is located 11 km. (7 m.) northwest of Campbell River via Highway 28.

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Lower Campbell Lake at a glance

Region: Vancouver Island
Management unit: MU 1-10
Species: Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Dolly Varden, Cutthroat/Rainbow cross, Steelhead (last recorded 1992), Sculpin (General), Prickly Sculpin, Threespine Stickleback, Coastrange Sculpin (formerly Aleutian Sculpin)The newest of these fish records is from 2021.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size: Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Ice fishing: No ice fishing closure on file
Coordinates: 50.0247, -125.4653

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Fish on record at Lower Campbell Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
Species	First recorded	Last recorded	Records
Cutthroat Trout	1951	2021	10
Rainbow Trout	1924	2021	24
Dolly Varden	1951	2021	4
Cutthroat/Rainbow cross	2021	2021	1
Steelhead	1992	1992	1
Sculpin (General)	2015	2021	5
Prickly Sculpin	1992	2015	4
Threespine Stickleback	1992	2015	4
Coastrange Sculpin (formerly Aleutian Sculpin)	2015	2015	1

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

How to fish Lower Campbell Lake

Best times of year at Lower Campbell Lake

May - June
September - October

Lower Campbell Lake fishing regulations

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

Getting to Lower Campbell Lake

Several BCFS recreation areas providing fully facilitated campgrounds and boat launching ramps are located on the lake. Accommodations and boat rentals are available from local businesses on the lake.

15.3 km of traced road to the campground by way of Campbell Main FSR, Loveland Bay Campsite Rd, Campbell Lake Road FSR, Snowden Main FSR and Iron River Mainline FSR. The road at the end is a rough surface.

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: 50.0247, -125.4653

Camping and rec sites at Lower Campbell Lake

Burnt Beach Recreation Site
To the shore
3 m

6 vehicle campsites (RSTBC REC6344)
Facilities: Toilets, Tables
Access: Travel North on Hwy 19 from Campbell River, turning left onto Gordon Road, turn left on to the Brewster Lake Road, then right on the Loveland Bay Rd (gravel) and follow it for 10.8 kms to the 4-way junction. Turn left onto the Campbell Lake FSR for 2.5 kms and the site is located on the left.
Coordinates: 50.035714, -125.468101
The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC
Campbell Lake
Campsites
25 designated
To the shore
32 m

Coordinates: 50.017658, -125.530376

The ice year at Lower Campbell Lake, modelled

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

In the model Lower Campbell Lake froze in 55 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 9 December and 12 January, and ice-off between 26 January and 24 March. The median winter freezes on 26 December and opens on 16 February.

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 23 February 2025, 22 days.

No ice fishing closure is recorded for Lower Campbell Lake, so the general regional regulations apply.

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.

Lower Campbell Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Lower Campbell 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
7.7 Caverage year now
6.8 Caverage year then
-13 daysbelow freezing, change

Average year at Lower Campbell Lakedegrees C, yearly mean

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Lower Campbell 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
Tue 20 Oct	Partly cloudy	7° / 6°	6 km/h, gusts 13	dry	Steady
Wed 21 Oct	Fog	13° / 6°	7 km/h	dry	Falling (-3.5 hPa)
Thu 22 Oct	Overcast	12° / 6°	21 km/h, gusts 52	dry	Rising (+2.4 hPa)
Fri 23 Oct	Moderate rain	12° / 4°	16 km/h, gusts 23	dry	Rising (+8.5 hPa)
Sat 24 Oct	Heavy rain	8° / 4°	5 km/h, gusts 62	18 mm	Steady
Sun 25 Oct	Overcast	15° / 5°	4 km/h, gusts 14	dry	Falling (-2.2 hPa)
Mon 26 Oct	Overcast	14° / 7°	4 km/h	dry	Steady

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Lower Campbell Lake, in brief

What fish are in Lower Campbell Lake?

Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Dolly Varden, Cutthroat/Rainbow cross, Steelhead (last recorded 1992). Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Lower Campbell Lake in?

Lower Campbell Lake is in MU 1-10, on Vancouver Island. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

Trout lakes near Lower Campbell Lake

Gosling Lake 4 km away
Echo Lake 6 km away
Boot Lake 6 km away
Reginald Lake 6 km away
Higgens Lake 6 km away

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