---
title: "Suscha Lake recreation site, 4 h 53 min from Prince George"
description: "Suscha Lake: recreation site, 4 h 53 min from downtown Prince George. Hunting, fishing, canoeing and kayaking, camping."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/suscha-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/suscha-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T17:20:58.941Z
---

# Suscha Lake

Recreation site, 4 h 53 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.24255,-124.4564) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1460) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/suscha-lake/#map)

## About

> It's Carrier name means "and big black bears too." A 5 unit site on an open point on a beautiful small lake.

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)
- [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)

### Amenities

- 5 campsites
- Toilets
- Picnic tables
- Fire rings
- Cartop boat launch
- Free

As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue).

## Getting there

Drive south from Vanderhoof to 99.5 km on the Klukus Forest Service Road. Turn left(east) and drive 24 kms on the Blue Road. Turn right onto the Suscha-Blue6000 FSR and continue 12 kms 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

- [Suscha Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/suscha-lake-j53o2n6/) Lake 0.5 km
- [Suscha Falls Area](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/suscha-falls-area/) Recreation site 5.0 km
- [Tanli Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tanli-lake/) Recreation site 7.9 km
- [Kuyakuz Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/kuyakuz-mountain/) Summit 7.9 km
- [Tatelkuz Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tatelkuz-mountain/) Summit 9.4 km
- [Chutanli Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chutanli-lake-e5vq9gy/) Lake 12 km
- [Chutanli Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chutanli-lake/) Recreation site 12 km
- [Euchiniko Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/euchiniko-lakes/) Lake 13 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 4 h 53 min, 227 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 4.5 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 135 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 5
- **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard
- **Access**: Road, 4 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 53.24255, -124.45640

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1460)
- [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/168084076)
- [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/REC1460). Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.

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## More in Explore

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- [Things to do Parks, trails, indoor fun](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/)
- [Indoor fun Things to do on rainy and cold days](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/indoor-activities/)
- [Where to stay Hotels, motels, B&Bs and campgrounds](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/where-to-stay/)
- [History and places The bowl, the rivers, the railway](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/explore/)
- [Lheidli T’enneh Whose land this is](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/indigenous/)
- [Land and resources Forests, mines, geography](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/resources/)

## Data

Machine-readable data behind this page, from the free PG Pulse API (https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/).

### Place data

Source: [BC Parks Data API, Recreation Sites and Trails BC and the BC Freshwater Atlas (BC Data Catalogue), OpenStreetMap](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/bc-parks-data-api-access). 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/suscha-lake

- **slug**: suscha-lake
- **name**: Suscha Lake
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 53.24255
- **lng**: -124.4564
- **kmFromCentre**: 135.3
- **driveKm**: 226.5
- **driveMinutes**: 293.1
- **offRoadMetres**: 4476
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: hunting, fishing, paddling, camping
- **amenities**: 5 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Cartop boat launch, Free
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: Suscha Lake
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: It's Carrier name means "and big black bears too." A 5 unit site on an open point on a beautiful small lake.
- **directions**: Drive south from Vanderhoof to 99.5 km on the Klukus Forest Service Road. Turn left(east) and drive 24 kms on the Blue Road. Turn right onto the Suscha-Blue6000 FSR and continue 12 kms to site.
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/suscha-lake/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1460>
- **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/REC1460 |
| OpenStreetMap | https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/168084076 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| suscha-lake-j53o2n6 | Suscha Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.2381 | -124.45459 | 0.5 | 135.5 | 226.5 |
| suscha-falls-area | Suscha Falls Area | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.22539 | -124.38685 | 5 | 132.7 | 227.4 |
| tanli-lake | Tanli Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.31397 | -124.45924 | 7.9 | 131.2 | 213.3 |
| kuyakuz-mountain | Kuyakuz Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.19976 | -124.55205 | 7.9 | 143.3 | 238.3 |
| tatelkuz-mountain | Tatelkuz Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.27381 | -124.58752 | 9.4 | 140.8 | 211 |
| chutanli-lake-e5vq9gy | Chutanli Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.34989 | -124.45391 | 11.9 | 128.8 | 209.3 |
| chutanli-lake | Chutanli Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.35235 | -124.47802 | 12.3 | 130.1 | 208.8 |
| euchiniko-lakes | Euchiniko Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.14318 | -124.34385 | 13.4 | 136 | 304.4 |

_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._

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