Sulphurous Lake Recreation Site
Near Interlakes Area (highway 24), British Columbia, Canada
Who runs this site
Operated by Deka Lake & District Ratepayers Association under a partnership agreement with Recreation Sites and Trails BC.
About Sulphurous Lake
The recreation site at Sulphurous Lake is a day-use only site, with no overnight use permitted. It is a nice location to launch a boat and enjoy the fantastic rainbow trout and kokanee fishing on Sulphurous Lake. There is also a nice swimming area in the bay beside the boat launch, and several picnic tables at the site make a nice place to enjoy a picnic lunch. The site is maintained through a partnership with the Deka Lake and District Ratepayers Association.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- No numbered campsites listed
- Upkeep
- Maintained by an operator or contractor
- Access
- Road: 2 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Interlakes Area (highway 24), British Columbia
- District
- South Cariboo - Chilcotin - Central Coast (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 2017
- Location
- 51.6402, -120.8189
- Site ID
- REC230971
Activities
More activities are listed on the official page.
Facilities
Getting there
To reach Sulphurous Lake, drive east of 100 Mile House on Horse Lake Road towards Deka Lake. Follow Horse Lake Road to the Mahood Lake Road, and turn north/left. Travel about 9km and turn right onto Petty John Road. Travel about 2 km and turn right into the Sulphurous Lake Recreation Site.
Official page at Recreation Sites and Trails BC
Host jobs
Hosts at BC recreation sites are hired by the site operator. Ask the operator through their website.
Host jobs near Sulphurous Lake:
- Campground Host, Green Lake Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 38 km away
- Campground Host, Lac La Hache Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 62 km away
- Campground Host, Big Bar Lake Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 78 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Hathaway Lake 3 km
- French Lake South 6 km, 1 campsite
- Jim Creek (Windy Mountain Rd.) 9 km, 1 campsite
- Needa Lake 9 km, 6 campsites
- Drewry Lake West 9 km, 5 campsites
- Bowers Lake South 9 km, 2 campsites
Information from Recreation Sites and Trails BC open data (BC Data Catalogue, Open Government Licence – British Columbia), retrieved 2026-10-09. Conditions change: check the official page before you travel. CampHostJobs is not affiliated with the Government of British Columbia.