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Camsell Lake

Fort St. James · Rec Site · 6 sites · First-come, first-servedGravel access
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Good gravel access and a cartop launch make Camsell Lake an easy one to reach in the Fort St. James area, and the site gets heavy use for exactly that reason. Swimming is right off the camping.

There are 6 units, first come, first served. It is a basic place with nothing on record beyond the launch, so bring what you need.

Tachie is about 16 km away, but the closest fuel on record, at Suspenders, is about 37 km, so start the trip with a full tank. Shass Lake is about 2 km off if you want another shoreline to look at.

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Where it is

54.5209, -124.8625
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drive (one-way)
889 km
drive time
13h 16m
round-trip
$401
213.3 L

Routed on real roads. Fuel at $1.882/L and 12.0 L/100km — a default. Create a free account to save your vehicle and get a real estimate.

Fuel price is Statistics Canada’s monthly average for July 2026, adjusted for B.C. motor fuel tax outside Metro Vancouver.

Around this site

Fuel 37 km· SuspendersTown 16 km· TachieLake 2 km· Shass LakeHot spring 238 kmTrailhead 51 km· Water Tower Trail

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