BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Etcho Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 1
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,812 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Vanderhoof
- Activities
- Angling, Camping
About
One vehicle site on a small secluded lake. Rough narrow access road.
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: Drive up the Sutherland Forest Service Road to 13 Km. Turn left (west) onto the Sutherland - Oona FSR. Drive for 200m turn then left onto the access road and drive a further 900m to site.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 17° | -30° | 38° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 29° | 14° | -19° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 22° | -4° | 51° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 42° | 28° | 10° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 57° | 40° | 29° | 83° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 61° | 44° | 37° | 79° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 67° | 50° | 43° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 70° | 53° | 45° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 60° | 45° | 28° | 76° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 45° | 34° | 26° | 64° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 35° | 27° | 8° | 46° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 29° | 18° | -9° | 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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