---
title: "Averil Creek: recreation site around Prince George"
description: "Averil Creek: recreation site, 1 h 22 min from downtown Prince George. Hunting, canoeing and kayaking, fishing. Cartop boat launch."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/averil-creek/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/averil-creek.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:38:22.574Z
---

# Averil Creek

Recreation site, 1 h 22 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.24458,-122.34673) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1483) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/averil-creek/#map)

## About

> This small site provides limited day use access to the shores of the Fraser River at the confluence with Averil Creek. No facilities are provided at this site. During the late summer, when the water is low, a wide rocky shoreline is exposed.

From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue).

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Hunting](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hunting)
- [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling)
- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)

### Amenities

- Cartop boat launch

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

## Getting there

Travel ~39kms north of Prince George via Highway 97 and turn right onto the North Fraser FSR. Continue another 20kms to reach the river access point on the right side of the road. There is no sign, but if you have crossed the bridge over Averil Creek you have gone too far.

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

- [Boundary Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boundary-lake/) Recreation site 4.4 km
- [FREYA LAKE TRAIL (Bratko Lake)](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/freya-lake-trail-bratko-lake/) Recreation site 5.2 km
- [Bratko Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bratko-lake/) Lake 5.2 km
- [Averil Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/averil-lake/) Lake 6.5 km
- [Coyote Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/coyote-lake/) Lake 11 km
- [Twin Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/twin-lake/) Lake 13 km
- [Elsie Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/elsie-lake/) Lake 14 km
- [Giscome Portage Trail Protected Area](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/giscome-portage-trail-protected-area/) Protected Area 15 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 1 h 22 min, 61 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 45 km from downtown
- **Maintenance**: User Maintained
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 54.24458, -122.34673

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1483)
- [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/REC1483). Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.

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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/)
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- [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/averil-creek

- **slug**: averil-creek
- **name**: Averil Creek
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, boat-launches
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 54.24458
- **lng**: -122.34673
- **kmFromCentre**: 44.9
- **driveKm**: 60.6
- **driveMinutes**: 81.7
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: hunting, paddling, fishing
- **amenities**: Cartop boat launch
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: This small site provides limited day use access to the shores of the Fraser River at the confluence with Averil Creek. No facilities are provided at this site. During the late summer, when the water is low, a wide rocky shoreline is exposed.
- **directions**: Travel ~39kms north of Prince George via Highway 97 and turn right onto the North Fraser FSR. Continue another 20kms to reach the river access point on the right side of the road. There is no sign, but if you have crossed the bridge over Averil Creek you have gone too far.
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/averil-creek/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1483>
- **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/REC1483 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| boundary-lake | Boundary Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.26057 | -122.28424 | 4.4 | 48.8 | 78.3 |
| freya-lake-trail-bratko-lake | FREYA LAKE TRAIL (Bratko Lake) | rec-sites | rec-sites | Recreation site | 54.27594 | -122.288 | 5.2 | 50 | 80.6 |
| bratko-lake | Bratko Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.27205 | -122.28108 | 5.2 | 49.9 | 80.6 |
| averil-lake | Averil Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.3028 | -122.35957 | 6.5 | 49.9 | 86.3 |
| coyote-lake | Coyote Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.33973 | -122.40208 | 11.2 | 52.2 | 75 |
| twin-lake | Twin Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.30047 | -122.5232 | 13 | 45.1 | 49.9 |
| elsie-lake | Elsie Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.27958 | -122.55418 | 14 | 42.3 | 49.9 |
| giscome-portage-trail-protected-area | Giscome Portage Trail Protected Area | provincial-parks | provincial-parks | Protected Area | 54.2349 | -122.57533 | 14.9 | 37.1 | 43.6 |

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

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