Sam's Folly Lake
MU 4-34, Kootenays
50.6640° N, 116.2614° W
- Surface area
- 6.9ha
- Elevation
- 1,045m
- Campsites
- 1
- At Sam's Folly Lake rec site
Sam's Folly Lake is a small water of 6.9 ha in the Kootenays. Depth, elevation, stocking and regulations are not on file for this lake yet.
Open Sam's Folly Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Sam's Folly Lake at a glance
- Region
- Kootenays
- Management unit
- MU 4-34
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Coordinates
- 50.663982, -116.261392
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Sam's Folly Lake fishing regulations
Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Sam's Folly Lake
22.3 km of traced road to the campground by way of Horsethief-Dogleg FSR, Westside Rd, Horsethief Creek FSR and Forsters Landing Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 170 m short of the campground.
Coordinates: 50.663982, -116.261392
Camping and rec sites at Sam's Folly Lake
- Sam's Folly Lake
- Campsites
- 1 designated
- To the shore
- 62 m
Coordinates: 50.667726, -116.261489
The ice year at Sam's Folly Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Sam's Folly Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 28 October and 9 November, and ice-off between 22 April and 4 May. The median winter freezes on 3 November and opens on 29 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 27 April 2025, 163 days.
We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Sam's Folly 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.
Sam's Folly Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Sam's Folly 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
- 3.5 Caverage year now
- 2.8 Caverage year then
- -5 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Sam's Folly 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 | Overcast | 13° / -2° | 8 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 18° / 4° | 11 km/h, gusts 24 | dry | Falling (-5.0 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 4° | 7 km/h | dry | Falling (-4.0 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Light drizzle | 10° / 2° | 16 km/h, gusts 35 | 1 mm | Rising (+4.5 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -1° | 10 km/h, gusts 21 | dry | Rising (+13.8 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Light drizzle | 6° / -1° | 5 km/h | dry | Rising (+4.5 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Mainly clear | 7° / -2° | 6 km/h | dry | Steady |
Sam's Folly Lake, in brief
How big is Sam's Folly Lake?
Sam's Folly Lake covers about 6.9 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.
Which management unit is Sam's Folly Lake in?
Sam's Folly Lake is in MU 4-34, in the Kootenays. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Sam's Folly Lake
- Dogsleg Lake 4 km away
- Lower Halgrave Lake 7 km away
- Upper Halgrave Lake 8 km away
- Steamboat Lake 10 km away
- Hall Lakes 10 km away
All 162 lakes in the Kootenays, with today's conditions on each.