Burnt Ranch Campground
Campground
Campground · 6.9 mi from the trail
California · Hiking · Near Hoopa
Sucker Lake
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 62 ft
- climb
- 3,195 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–Jun, Oct
- best months
Is Sucker Lake open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Six Rivers National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Six Rivers National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Sucker Lake is a short, easy hike in the Lower Trinity Ranger District of Six Rivers National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. The trail is about half a mile long, with a low point of 3,114 feet and a high of 3,195 feet, so the climb is gentle and the whole route fits easily into a day on foot or on a bike. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Cecilville show May highs around 75°F and October highs around 70°F, while July and August average in the mid-90s. Bikes are allowed on this natural-surface trail. For more time outdoors, Old Campbell Creek and Mosquito Creek offer canoeing within about 4 miles, and the South Fork Trinity hike is also about 4 miles away. Burnt Ranch Campground sits roughly 7 miles off.
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More in HoopaBest time to go · Mar–Jun, Oct
Best time to visit Sucker Lake
Best months: March–June and October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
45° / 30°
Feb
51° / 31°
Mar
59° / 33°
Apr
66° / 36°
May
75° / 42°
Jun
85° / 46°
Jul
96° / 52°
Aug
94° / 50°
Sep
89° / 45°
Oct
70° / 37°
Nov
54° / 33°
Dec
43° / 30°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cecilville, CA, 33.2 mi away at 2,310 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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