BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Top Lake And Peta Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 5
- Hookups
- 5 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,018 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Fort St. James
- Activities
- Angling, Camping
About
Peta Lake- a 4 unit site on a small lake; narrow winding access, good canoeing.
Top Lake- A single unit picnic site that marks the divide between the Skeena and Fraser River drainage.
Road access. Maintained to Recreation Sites and Trails BC standards by a partner or contractor. Facilities on file: boat launch, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings, litter barrels. First come, first served.
Getting there: The sites are located in close proximity to the 23 km mark on the Sutherland-Trout Forest Service Road. These sites are both located on the Sutherland-Trout Forest Service Road at kilometre 23 and 24. The Sutherland- Trout FSR begins on the north perimter of the Village of Endako.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 15° | -32° | 37° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 28° | 12° | -21° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 20° | -5° | 52° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 43° | 27° | 9° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 56° | 39° | 30° | 82° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 61° | 44° | 37° | 79° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 67° | 50° | 43° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 70° | 52° | 45° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 59° | 45° | 27° | 75° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 45° | 33° | 24° | 62° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 34° | 25° | 8° | 44° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 27° | 15° | -14° | 39° | 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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