Kootenay Lake

Shutty Bench

Shutty Bench is a settlement on the North Shore of Kootenay Lake. It sits about 38 km from the Balfour ferry terminal by straight-line distance.

Updated Pacific Time.

This page reads Environment Canada’s forecast and observation feeds, DriveBC’s camera feed and the BC Parks feed directly, refreshed by a scheduled job every 30 minutes (the cameras every two hours), so the readings below are at most about half an hour old once the site has current data.

Current conditions near Shutty Bench

11 min ago

7.9°C

Wind
6 km/h SE
Humidity
81%
Dew point
4.9°C
Snow depth
0 cm

Measured at NELSON CS, 536 m.

Weather data from Environment and Climate Change Canada, used under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

Shutty Bench has no Environment Canada station of its own; this reading comes from the Nelson station.

Cameras near Shutty Bench

41 min ago
Kaslo - N, Highway 31 at Highway 31A Junction in Kaslo, looking northbound.

Kaslo - N

Highway 31 at Highway 31A Junction in Kaslo, looking northbound.

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Kaslo - W, Highway 31 at Highway 31A Junction in Kaslo, looking westbound.

Kaslo - W

Highway 31 at Highway 31A Junction in Kaslo, looking westbound.

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Kaslo - S, Highway 31 at Highway 31A Junction in Kaslo, looking southbound.

Kaslo - S

Highway 31 at Highway 31A Junction in Kaslo, looking southbound.

DriveBC.ca

Camera images and ferry status from DriveBC.ca, BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit.

About Shutty Bench

Shutty Bench is a small rural community about 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Kaslo in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. The former steamboat landing is at the mouth of Shutty Creek on the western shore of Kootenay Lake.

Verified 2026-09-22 against Wikipedia.

Beaches, launches and trails nearby

Businesses in Shutty Bench

Neighbours on this shore

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