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Catharus ustulatus Charlie Lake
Charlie Lake - Beatton Park Boat Launch. Photo: Gerry from Fort St. John, BC, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Charlie Lake - Beatton Park Boat Launch

Kayak spot · Canada

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

63Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 3 kn gusting 8, Air 5 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 74 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 53 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
15kntoo gusty
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
20kntoo gusty
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 65 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
14kntoo gusty
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 68 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
1°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Mon 9 · 70 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
-2°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 10 · 66 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
3°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 370, good
  2. Wed 474, good
  3. Thu 553, fair
  4. Fri 60, poor
  5. Sat 765, good
  6. Sun 868, good
  7. Mon 970, good
  8. Tue 1066, good
  9. Wed 1168, good
  10. Thu 1237, poor

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • Best May–Aug7 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Charlie Lake - Beatton Park Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov70, good4 kn6kn7°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov74, good3 kn8kn5°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov53, fair8 kn15kntoo gusty7°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov0, poor11 kn20kntoo gusty7°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov65, good1 kn14kntoo gusty4°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov68, good3 kn11kn1°C0.9 mm
Mon 9Nov70, good1 kn6kn-2°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov66, good4 kn10kn3°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov68, good5 kn11kn5°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov37, poor2 kn19kntoo gusty3°C0 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

best May–Aug

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for new paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical weather, not a forecast, and not the river's level: a month that is often good to be outside may still be low water.

Map

the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Charlie Lake - Beatton Park Boat Launch

Ixoreus naevius Charlie Lake
Photo: Gerry from Fort St. John, BC, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beatton Provincial Park Picnic Area
Photo: Terrycameron.ca, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beatton Provincial Park Picnic Shelter
Photo: Terrycameron.ca, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Charlie Lake - Beatton Park Boat Launch

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. For new paddlers the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Fort St. John. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map.

Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Where to stay: Fort St. John

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Closest

Fort St. John

about 20 min by car · 16 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 16 places to stay in Fort St. John · Booking.com

About Fort St. John its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

Getting there

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 50 km.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

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