British Columbia

Sicamous Houseboats

Sicamous, British Columbia

About This Company

Beautiful Shuswap Lake is a natural lake located less than two hours from Vancouver. It can provide the ideal setting for a perfect boating vacation. The lake is protected by the mountains and remains calm most of the time. Although the lake is deep, the temperature is very pleasant for swimming and can warm up to 23C during July and August. If you like to fish, Shuswap Lake offers anglers a great time to catch lake trout, rainbow trout, kokanee, and salmon in early spring/late fall.

Sicamous Houseboats provides free access to the Provincial Parks on the Lake and now has high-speed internet access on all its boats. Its excellent and very informative website will answer most of your questions.

Houseboats

Sicamous Houseboats offer a large number different models of houseboats that can accommodate anywhere from 10 to 30 people and certainly meet your needs. With so many great models to choose from and a long list of amenities it is best to check out their website for all the details. To give you an idea, houseboats come are fully equipped and include such amenities as:

Full kitchen with refrigerator, stove, oven, appliances and utensils
3 piece bathroom
Dinette
Hot tubs
BBQ
Fireplace
Slide
Private staterooms
AM/FM stereo with CD player
TV with DVD player
'On Lake' high-speed internet access
Etc

If you are a large group or looking for the perfect corporate get-away, you have to check out the Legacy 94, which sleeps 30. This boat is fully loaded with everything you could possibly want. There are numerous private staterooms, a hot tub, an outdoor wet bar with overhead TV, and even a meeting room with a TV. Again, you have to check out all the details about this boat on the Sicamous Houseboats website.

Rental Periods

4 day midweek
3 day weekend
7-day week

Contact Sicamous Houseboats to see if there are any last-minute cancellations and to see if you can take advantage of any discounts.

Experience Required

Previous experience is not required. You will be provided full instruction on operating the houseboat, safety requirements, and understanding the lake. Persons renting and operating the houseboat must have a valid driver's license and be at least 19 years of age (25 years of age for the Legacy class houseboats).

Licensing

You do not require a boating license (Pleasure Craft Operator Card) to rent a houseboat. Before departure, you will receive a safety checklist for review. Be sure to ask any questions if you are not sure. Once completed, you will be issued a temporary license that is good for your trip. You will need to keep this document readily available if officials request it.

To get your Pleasure Craft Licence, go to our preferred partner, CanadaBoatSafety.com.

Electrical Outlets

110v

What to Bring

Check out the checklist for a complete list of recommended items to bring. Sicamous Houseboats recommends that you bring your own additional deck chairs.

What to Bring

Linens

It is suggested that you bring your own linens and pillows. Sicamous Houseboats can rent linens if required. You should discuss this at the time of reservation.

Pets

Cats and small dogs are permitted. To avoid disappointment, discuss the pet policy at the time of reservation.

Additional Costs

There are a number of additional costs that you should budget for during your vacation, and they will depend on the duration of your trip and the distance travelled. Each operator has different policies and should be discussed directly with them. Some costs will or may include:

Fuel
Propane
Insurance
$50 environment fee

Other Rental Items Available

Skis
Wakeboard
Personal watercraft
Pontoon boats
Paddleboards
Kayaks
Mountain bikes

Area Activities

Swimming
Hiking
Water sports
Golfing

Local Weather

May to October weather for Sicamous, British Columbia, in half-month steps (days 1–15 and 16 through the end of the month). Air, precipitation, and wet days use nearby Salmon Arm CS observations, about 26 km away (climate ID 116FRMN).

Air temperature

Avg high / low

Sunshine

Hours per day

Precipitation

mm per half-month

Wet days

Days with ≥ 0.2 mm

Each tile is one half-month from May through October. Early is days 1–15. Late is day 16 through the end of the month. Every tile shows a value.
Air temperature, precipitation, and wet-day percentage are 2021–2025 daily averages from Environment and Climate Change Canada, Salmon Arm CS (climate ID 116FRMN). High and low are the average of each year’s half-month mean, so each year counts equally. A year is included for a variable only when that half-month was observed on at least 80% of its days. Precipitation is the mean of each included year’s half-month total; missing days are not filled in. A wet day has at least 0.2 mm, among precipitation observations in the years included for that half-month. Days flagged missing are left out.
Temperature and precipitation leave out late May 2022 (11 of 16 days), early August 2022 (11 of 15 days), and early October 2024 (11 of 15 days). Missing days in an included half-month are not filled in. The largest gap in an included half-month is 3 days, in late May 2025 and early June 2024.
Salmon Arm Airport (climate ID 1166R45) daily record ends 30 October 2017. It is one half of the documented Salmon Arm composite. These averages use Salmon Arm CS (climate ID 116FRMN), about 4 km from the airport and about 26 km from Sicamous.
Precipitation is liquid equivalent (rain plus the water in any snow), in millimetres per half-month.
Sunshine is not biweekly. Salmon Arm CS does not publish bright sunshine, and the 1991–2020 normals do not include that row. Each month’s existing normal is repeated on both of that month’s tiles. Those hours are 1981–2010 normals from Salmon Arm Airport (climate ID 1166R45), not a 2021–2025 average.
Tile temperatures are rounded to the nearest degree.