BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Sawmill Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 4
- Hookups
- 4 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,703 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Prince George
- Activities
- Angling, Camping
About
This site has 3 campsites in an open environment and provides the basic amenities of 1 pit toilet, tables, fire rings and natural camping pads. The site is situated at an old mill site location adjacent to the main forest service road. Anglers enjoy fishing on this small stocked lake which is stocked with Blackwater strain rainbows on an annual basis.
Road access. User-maintained site with no regular servicing. Facilities on file: boat launch, toilets, fire rings, picnic tables. First come, first served.
Getting there: Head northwest of Prince George via Chief Lake Road. Travel 12kms and turn right on to the Nukko Lake Road. Continue another 12kms and turn right onto the Teardrop (Chief) FSR. The site is located on at ~26.5km.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 17° | -34° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 30° | 13° | -19° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 40° | 23° | -5° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 45° | 27° | 11° | 59° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 59° | 41° | 31° | 83° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 62° | 47° | 38° | 79° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 69° | 52° | 43° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 71° | 53° | 46° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 62° | 45° | 27° | 77° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 46° | 34° | 15° | 66° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 34° | 26° | -3° | 49° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 27° | 13° | -21° | 40° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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