McDonald Creek

About the Park

McDonald Creek is the ideal place to spend several days enjoying kms of beautiful fine sandy beaches, swimming, and relaxing in the nearby commercial Nakusp or Halycon Hotsprings. 32 campsites have direct beach access. The park has 18 electrified campsites, a shower building with flush toilets, and a coin operated full service sani-station with potable water RV fill. See bcparks.ca for operation dates.

Summit Lake, CA

3:33 pm, Jul 12, 2025

30°C | °F

L: 9° | H: 19°

Feels like 30°C | °F° clear sky

Humidity: 43 %

Pressure: 1013 hPa

Wind: 6 Km/h W

Wind Gust: 0 Km/h

UV Index: 4.95

Precipitation: 1 mm

Rain Chance: 0%

Visibility: 10 km

Sunrise: 4:55 am

Sunset: 8:58 pm

Temperature
Precipitation
Wind
Humidity
Pressure
Rain Chance

4.45 kmh 5:00 pm

2.05 kmh 8:00 pm

1.59 kmh 11:00 pm

1.59 kmh 2:00 am

0.66 kmh 5:00 am

0.22 kmh 8:00 am

0.87 kmh 11:00 am

1.69 kmh 2:00 pm

1.63 kmh 5:00 pm

1.43 kmh 8:00 pm

1.21 kmh 11:00 pm

1.23 kmh 2:00 am

1.18 kmh 5:00 am

0.84 kmh 8:00 am

1.64 kmh 11:00 am

1.58 kmh 2:00 pm

1.77 kmh 5:00 pm

1.46 kmh 8:00 pm

2.06 kmh 11:00 pm

1.79 kmh 2:00 am

1.67 kmh 5:00 am

1.35 kmh 8:00 am

1.76 kmh 11:00 am

1.63 kmh 2:00 pm

2.52 kmh 5:00 pm

1.62 kmh 8:00 pm

1.23 kmh 11:00 pm

3.06 kmh 2:00 am

1.6 kmh 5:00 am

0.88 kmh 8:00 am

2.05 kmh 11:00 am

3.38 kmh 2:00 pm

3.53 kmh 5:00 pm

2.82 kmh 8:00 pm

1.53 kmh 11:00 pm

1.19 kmh 2:00 am

1.25 kmh 5:00 am

2.12 kmh 8:00 am

3.82 kmh 11:00 am

4.32 kmh 2:00 pm

Today 12:00 pm

16° / 30°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 9 Km/h 46 % 1015 hPa 0 mm/h

Tomorrow 12:00 pm

16° / 35°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 10 Km/h 33 % 1013 hPa 0 mm/h

Monday 12:00 pm

16° / 26°°C | °F 1 mm 100% 10 Km/h 70 % 1011 hPa 0 mm/h

Tuesday 12:00 pm

13° / 26°°C | °F 1 mm 100% 9 Km/h 40 % 1018 hPa 0 mm/h

Wednesday 12:00 pm

13° / 30°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 7 Km/h 38 % 1015 hPa 0 mm/h

Tomorrow 5:00 pm

19° / 19°°C | °F 0.01 mm 1% 16 Km/h 32 % 1007 hPa 0 mm/h

Tomorrow 8:00 pm

15° / 17°°C | °F 0.27 mm 27% 7 Km/h 45 % 1009 hPa 0 mm/h

Tomorrow 11:00 pm

10° / 10°°C | °F 0.27 mm 27% 6 Km/h 85 % 1013 hPa 0 mm/h

Tomorrow 2:00 am

10° / 10°°C | °F 0.11 mm 11% 6 Km/h 83 % 1015 hPa 0 mm/h

Tomorrow 5:00 am

9° / 9°°C | °F 0.11 mm 11% 2 Km/h 84 % 1016 hPa 0 mm/h

Tomorrow 8:00 am

10° / 10°°C | °F 0.01 mm 1% 1 Km/h 77 % 1016 hPa 0 mm/h

Tomorrow 11:00 am

12° / 12°°C | °F 0.37 mm 37% 3 Km/h 71 % 1016 hPa 0 mm/h

Tomorrow 2:00 pm

15° / 15°°C | °F 1 mm 100% 6 Km/h 61 % 1016 hPa 0 mm/h

Monday 5:00 pm

13° / 13°°C | °F 1 mm 100% 6 Km/h 83 % 1017 hPa 0 mm/h

Monday 8:00 pm

12° / 12°°C | °F 0.99 mm 99% 5 Km/h 88 % 1018 hPa 0 mm/h

Monday 11:00 pm

9° / 9°°C | °F 0.96 mm 96% 4 Km/h 91 % 1020 hPa 0 mm/h

Monday 2:00 am

8° / 8°°C | °F 0.36 mm 36% 4 Km/h 92 % 1022 hPa 0 mm/h

Monday 5:00 am

8° / 8°°C | °F 0.12 mm 12% 4 Km/h 92 % 1024 hPa 0 mm/h

Monday 8:00 am

11° / 11°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 3 Km/h 86 % 1025 hPa 0 mm/h

Monday 11:00 am

18° / 18°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 6 Km/h 43 % 1024 hPa 0 mm/h

Monday 2:00 pm

20° / 20°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 6 Km/h 36 % 1023 hPa 0 mm/h

Tuesday 5:00 pm

19° / 19°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 6 Km/h 44 % 1024 hPa 0 mm/h

Tuesday 8:00 pm

17° / 17°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 5 Km/h 56 % 1023 hPa 0 mm/h

Tuesday 11:00 pm

11° / 11°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 7 Km/h 72 % 1024 hPa 0 mm/h

Tuesday 2:00 am

10° / 10°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 6 Km/h 74 % 1024 hPa 0 mm/h

Tuesday 5:00 am

9° / 9°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 6 Km/h 74 % 1023 hPa 0 mm/h

Tuesday 8:00 am

15° / 15°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 5 Km/h 54 % 1020 hPa 0 mm/h

Tuesday 11:00 am

22° / 22°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 6 Km/h 35 % 1017 hPa 0 mm/h

Tuesday 2:00 pm

24° / 24°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 6 Km/h 27 % 1014 hPa 0 mm/h

Wednesday 5:00 pm

25° / 25°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 9 Km/h 25 % 1012 hPa 0 mm/h

Wednesday 8:00 pm

21° / 21°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 6 Km/h 48 % 1011 hPa 0 mm/h

Wednesday 11:00 pm

13° / 13°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 4 Km/h 68 % 1013 hPa 0 mm/h

Wednesday 2:00 am

11° / 11°°C | °F 0.23 mm 23% 11 Km/h 90 % 1017 hPa 0 mm/h

Wednesday 5:00 am

10° / 10°°C | °F 0.36 mm 36% 6 Km/h 97 % 1017 hPa 0 mm/h

Wednesday 8:00 am

13° / 13°°C | °F 0.2 mm 20% 3 Km/h 76 % 1017 hPa 0 mm/h

Wednesday 11:00 am

16° / 16°°C | °F 0.41 mm 41% 7 Km/h 62 % 1017 hPa 0 mm/h

Wednesday 2:00 pm

15° / 15°°C | °F 0.79 mm 79% 12 Km/h 61 % 1018 hPa 0 mm/h

Thursday 5:00 pm

16° / 16°°C | °F 0.97 mm 97% 13 Km/h 66 % 1018 hPa 0 mm/h

Thursday 8:00 pm

16° / 16°°C | °F 0.05 mm 5% 10 Km/h 61 % 1019 hPa 0 mm/h

Thursday 11:00 pm

10° / 10°°C | °F 0.01 mm 1% 6 Km/h 92 % 1020 hPa 0 mm/h

Thursday 2:00 am

9° / 9°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 4 Km/h 94 % 1020 hPa 0 mm/h

Thursday 5:00 am

8° / 8°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 5 Km/h 94 % 1020 hPa 0 mm/h

Thursday 8:00 am

14° / 14°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 8 Km/h 65 % 1017 hPa 0 mm/h

Thursday 11:00 am

20° / 20°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 14 Km/h 42 % 1014 hPa 0 mm/h

Thursday 2:00 pm

23° / 23°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 16 Km/h 34 % 1010 hPa 0 mm/h

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Contact

West Kootenay Park Management Inc.
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.westkootenayparks.com
www.bcparks.ca

Rates

Frontcountry camping non electrified – $30/party/night
Seniors – $15
Frontcountry camping electrified – $37/party/night
Seniors – $22
Second Vehicle – $12

Facilities

Recently expanded to 111 campsites. Beautiful new loop with 39 additional sites. All new accessible pit toilets, replaced in 2023.

Flush toilets, showers, a beautiful sandy beach, boat launch, playground, day-use area with picnic tables and coin operated sani-station.

Reservations and first-come, first-serve available all season.

Location

On the shores of Upper Arrow Lake, 16 km south of Nakusp on Highway 6.

Size

468 ha.

Park Amenities

Vehicle accessible camping facilities
Picnic sites
Wheelchair accessible
Toilets
Showers
Sani-station / dump facilities
Campfires allowed
Playground
Beach
Boat Launch
Pets must be on leash
Off-leash dog area
Credit cards accepted
Electricity

Park Activities

Swimming
Scuba Diving / Snorkeling
Canoeing / kayaking
Windsurfing
Waterskiing
Fishing
Bicycling

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