Spruce Lake
MU 8-24, Okanagan
50.6678° N, 118.8155° W
- Surface area
- 0.7ha
- Elevation
- 788m
- Campsites
- 1
- At Spruce Lake rec site
Open Spruce Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Spruce Lake at a glance
- Region
- Okanagan
- Management unit
- MU 8-24
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Coordinates
- 50.667824, -118.815486
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Spruce Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Spruce Lake yet.
Getting to Spruce Lake
10.9 km of traced road to the campground by way of Kingfisher FSR, Grassy FSR and Cooke Creek FSR. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 80 m short of the campground.
Coordinates: 50.667824, -118.815486
Camping and rec sites at Spruce Lake
- Spruce Lake
- Campsites
- 1 designated
- To the shore
- 27 m
Coordinates: 50.668384, -118.815831
The ice year at Spruce Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Spruce Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 9 November and 25 November, and ice-off between 2 April and 21 April. The median winter freezes on 18 November and opens on 13 April.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 18 November 2024 to 9 April 2025, 142 days.
We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Spruce 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.
Spruce Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Spruce 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
- 4.2 Caverage year now
- 3.4 Caverage year then
- -4 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Spruce 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 Oct | Slight rain | 7° / 3° | 6 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 11° / 2° | 5 km/h | dry | Falling (-5.2 hPa) |
| Tue 27 Oct | Moderate snow | 6° / 2° | 7 km/h, gusts 32 | 4 mm | Falling (-3.6 hPa) |
| Wed 28 Oct | Moderate snow | 3° / -1° | 4 km/h, gusts 20 | 4 mm | Rising (+2.2 hPa) |
| Thu 29 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -2° | 4 km/h | dry | Rising (+6.2 hPa) |
| Fri 30 Oct | Mainly clear | 5° / -2° | 4 km/h | dry | Falling (-3.2 hPa) |
| Sat 31 Oct | Partly cloudy | 8° / -2° | 3 km/h, gusts 12 | dry | Steady |
Spruce Lake, in brief
How big is Spruce Lake?
Spruce Lake covers about 0.7 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.
Which management unit is Spruce Lake in?
Spruce Lake is in MU 8-24, in the Okanagan. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Spruce Lake
- Dale Lake 1 km away
- Elbow Lake 3 km away
- Grassy Lake 3 km away
- Noreen Lake 8 km away
- Holiday Lake 8 km away
All 212 lakes in the Okanagan, with today's conditions on each.