Shuswap/Sicamous this July long weekend...houseboating or sandbagging?

[Barnes]

Originally Posted by Frequitude

Apparently the lake is 18ft higher than it was at this point last year.

Not quite. More like 3 feet. Still a lot of water over that large of an area.

http://www.shuswaplakewatch.com/peaks.html

[Mazrim]

Originally Posted by Red John

As a general rule, take 97B over Salmon Arm whenever you expect lots of tourist traffic (Friday evenings, long weekends, etc.)

If you drive at obscure times or during the week, the Mara/Grindrod route is fine.

I try to make sure I drive outside peak times whenever possible. Leave early/late enough and it's usually not a problem. Golden to Revelstoke is usually the stretch that ruins my trip times.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Frequitude

Apparently the lake is 18ft higher than it was at this point last year.

18 feet?! That can't possibly be right.

[Frequitude]

Whoops. Sorry, that's just what we heard. Thought it was crazy but after all our carsgot swept away who was i to question!

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Frequitude

Whoops. Sorry, that's just what we heard. Thought it was crazy but after all our carsgot swept away who was i to question!

Haha, yeah if the lake rose 18 feet, then every vacation home on the entire lake would be under water.

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by Frequitude

Whoops. Sorry, that's just what we heard. Thought it was crazy but after all our carsgot swept away who was i to question!

http://www.salmonarm.ca/siteengine/a...asp?PageID=223
Turns out it is about one and a half meters


Edit: Maybe the Sicamous Creek was 18ft higher?

[Shasta Beast]

Hey has anyone been out this way recently? Is the Sicamous part of the highway travelable? Haven't seen anything about it recently.

Driving to Vancouver via Kelowna (and Sicamous) this weekend. Thanks.

[username]

I'm heading out to Sicamous this weekend and I've talked to my boat mechanic out there. He said the water has started to come down and all the roads in the area are drivable. You should be fine.

[van fan down by river]

Originally Posted by username

I'm heading out to Sicamous this weekend and I've talked to my boat mechanic out there. He said the water has started to come down and all the roads in the area are drivable. You should be fine.

Yeah we just drove through on Sunday from kelowna. Traffic flow was good considering all the construction.

[Phaneufenstein]

Thinking of camping on Shuswap lake for August long.

Could anyone recommend a specific campsite?
Any idea what kind of shape the beach is in right now?

Thanks!