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Kettle River Recreation Area

49.1094° N, 118.9868° W

Kettle River Recreation Area, British Columbia. 49.1094° N, 118.9868° W

Recreation area, 1.79 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/bc/kettle-river-recreation-area/, compiled October 9, 2026

  • Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • BC Parks protected areas, BC Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
  • Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
  • City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).

Kettle River Recreation Area is a 1.79 km² recreation area 5.8 km northeast of Rock Creek, in British Columbia. It was established in 1972.

Area
1.79 km²
Established
1972

Conditions today

15.2 °C

Wind NNW 3 km/h

Observed at Rock Creek, as of 8:00 p.m. PDT Thursday

Tonight: Increasing cloudiness. Low plus 5.

Weather: Rock Creek (local forecast), as of 8:00 p.m. PDT Thursday

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:36 a.m.
Sunrise
7:07 a.m.
Sunset
6:17 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:49 p.m.
Moonrise
6:06 a.m.
Moonset
5:37 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

South Okanagan, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT

Things to do

Activities

  • Canoeing
  • Cycling
  • Fishing
  • Hiking
  • Pets on leash
  • Swimming
  • Winter recreation

Camping

  • Frontcountry camping
  • Group camping
  • RV-accessible camping

Facilities

  • Accessibility information
  • Bike park
  • Campfires
  • Drinking water
  • Picnic areas
  • Pit or flush toilets
  • Playground
  • Sani-station
  • Showers

As listed by the park’s official page. Book a campsite

Official record

Designation
Recreation area
Park class
Class N
IUCN category
III, Natural monument or featureInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Government of British Columbia
Official website
bcparks.ca
Reservations
camping.bcparks.ca