--- title: "Etcho Lake recreation site, 2 h 13 min from Prince George" description: "Etcho Lake: recreation site, 2 h 13 min from downtown Prince George. Hunting, fishing, camping. 1 campsite, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/etcho-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/etcho-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:38:10.678Z --- # Etcho Lake Recreation site, 2 h 13 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.17668,-124.64708) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1116) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/etcho-lake/#map) ## About > One vehicle site on a small secluded lake. Rough narrow access road. From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## What’s there ### Activities - [Hunting](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hunting) - [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) ### Amenities - 1 campsite - Toilets - Picnic tables - Fire rings - Cartop boat launch - Free As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## 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. Driving directions from Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). Forest service roads can be rough or closed: check [DriveBC](https://www.drivebc.ca/) for highways. ## Map [Read the full list without the map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/maps/list/?layer=rec-sites) Tap a marker for details and directions. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. ## Nearby - [Etcho Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/etcho-lake-t3stvv5/) Lake 0.3 km - [Ormond Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ormond-lake/) Recreation site 1.5 km - [Ormond Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ormond-lake-0826nu1/) Lake 3.4 km - [Oona Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/oona-lake/) Recreation site 6.0 km - [Angly Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/angly-lake/) Recreation site 6.3 km - [Oona Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/oona-lake-t5ri7l2/) Lake 6.3 km - [Angly Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/angly-lake-myp0rjc/) Lake 6.3 km - [Pitka Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pitka-mountain/) Summit 6.8 km - **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 13 min, 153 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 7.7 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 127 km from downtown - **Campsites**: 1 - **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard - **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 54.17668, -124.64708 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1116) - [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/168081471) - [BC freshwater fishing regulations](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/sports-culture/recreation/fishing-hunting/fishing/fishing-regulations) - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/) - [Fire bans and restrictions](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/prevention/fire-bans-and-restrictions) [Wildfires and fire bans](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/wildfire/) Source: [Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1116). Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data. 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Licence: Open Government Licence – British Columbia (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/data/policy-standards/data-policies/open-data/open-government-licence-bc) for BC Parks, Recreation Sites and Trails BC and Freshwater Atlas places; ODbL 1.0 © OpenStreetMap contributors (https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) for OpenStreetMap places and drive times; each place names its own source. Updated 2026-10-14T11:40:15.055Z. JSON: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/outdoors/etcho-lake - **slug**: etcho-lake - **name**: Etcho Lake - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 54.17668 - **lng**: -124.64708 - **kmFromCentre**: 127.2 - **driveKm**: 152.5 - **driveMinutes**: 132.9 - **offRoadMetres**: 7711 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: hunting, fishing, camping - **amenities**: 1 campsite, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Cartop boat launch, Free - **seasons**: summer, winter - **lake**: Etcho Lake - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: One vehicle site on a small secluded lake. Rough narrow access road. - **directions**: 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. - **page**: - **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue) - **sourceUrl**: - **licence**: Open Government Licence – British Columbia (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/data/policy-standards/data-policies/open-data/open-government-licence-bc) - **fetchedAt**: 2026-10-14T11:40:15.055Z - **onShore**: _none_ #### links | label | url | | --- | --- | | Recreation Sites and Trails BC page | https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1116 | | OpenStreetMap | https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/168081471 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | etcho-lake-t3stvv5 | Etcho Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.17429 | -124.64445 | 0.3 | 127 | 149.5 | | ormond-lake | Ormond Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.18073 | -124.66946 | 1.5 | 128.7 | 152.6 | | ormond-lake-0826nu1 | Ormond Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.17086 | -124.69807 | 3.4 | 130.3 | 152.6 | | oona-lake | Oona Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.18808 | -124.73746 | 6 | 133.2 | 191.2 | | angly-lake | Angly Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.23259 | -124.6635 | 6.3 | 129.7 | 192.6 | | oona-lake-t5ri7l2 | Oona Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.18114 | -124.74362 | 6.3 | 133.4 | 190.7 | | angly-lake-myp0rjc | Angly Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.23311 | -124.65879 | 6.3 | 129.4 | 192.6 | | pitka-mountain | Pitka Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 54.22841 | -124.5901 | 6.8 | 125 | 157.7 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/etcho-lake/. 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