--- title: "Batnuni Lake West: recreation site around Prince George" description: "Batnuni Lake West: recreation site on Batnuni Lake, 3 h 49 min from downtown Prince George. Boating, wildlife viewing, canoeing and kayaking, camping." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/batnuni-lake-west/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/batnuni-lake-west.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:50:49.411Z --- # Batnuni Lake West Recreation site on Batnuni Lake, 3 h 49 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.38092,-124.05759) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC2678) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/batnuni-lake-west/#map) ## About > This is moderate sized treed rec site, located at the lake level on the Western end of the lake. It is subject to high water spring flooding events, so if the lower section is flooding, there are options for camping just off the main road, or at Batnuni Lake East From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## What’s there ### Activities - [Boating](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=boating) - [Wildlife viewing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=wildlife) - [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) ### Amenities - 4 campsites - Toilets - Picnic tables - Fire rings As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## Getting there From Quesnel,follow the Blackwater Road till approximately 155km, access road is on the left at the end of the lake 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 - [Comstock Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/comstock-lake/) Lake 2.3 km - [Batnuni Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/batnuni-lake/) Lake 4.8 km - [Chuniar Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chuniar-lake/) Lake 6.6 km - [Batnuni Lake East](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/batnuni-lake-east/) Recreation site 6.7 km - [Snag Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/snag-lake/) Recreation site 8.1 km - [Harp Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/harp-lake/) Lake 9.6 km - [Hanham Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hanham-lake-2zaarjw/) Lake 10 km - [Bodley Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bodley-lake/) Lake 10 km - **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 49 min, 159 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 105 km from downtown - **Campsites**: 4 - **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard - **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 53.38092, -124.05759 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC2678) - [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/REC2678). Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data. Source read 2 days ago [Report a problem](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/feedback/?kind=correction&page=%2Foutdoors%2Fbatnuni-lake-west%2F&subject=Outdoors%3A+Batnuni+Lake+West) ## More in Explore [See all in Explore](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/browse/#explore) - [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/batnuni-lake-west - **slug**: batnuni-lake-west - **name**: Batnuni Lake West - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 53.38092 - **lng**: -124.05759 - **kmFromCentre**: 104.8 - **driveKm**: 159 - **driveMinutes**: 228.8 - **offRoadMetres**: _none_ - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: boating, wildlife, paddling, camping - **amenities**: 4 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings - **seasons**: summer, winter - **lake**: Batnuni Lake - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: This is moderate sized treed rec site, located at the lake level on the Western end of the lake. It is subject to high water spring flooding events, so if the lower section is flooding, there are options for camping just off the main road, or at Batnuni Lake East - **directions**: From Quesnel,follow the Blackwater Road till approximately 155km, access road is on the left at the end of the lake - **page**: - **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue) - **sourceUrl**: - **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/REC2678 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | comstock-lake | Comstock Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.37962 | -124.09243 | 2.3 | 106.8 | 161.2 | | batnuni-lake | Batnuni Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.36543 | -123.98929 | 4.8 | 102.2 | 153.9 | | chuniar-lake | Chuniar Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.33338 | -123.99795 | 6.6 | 104.8 | 151.2 | | batnuni-lake-east | Batnuni Lake East | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.35596 | -123.96625 | 6.7 | 101.6 | 151.5 | | snag-lake | Snag Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.35324 | -123.94544 | 8.1 | 100.7 | 149.9 | | harp-lake | Harp Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.44587 | -124.15408 | 9.6 | 106.3 | 165 | | hanham-lake-2zaarjw | Hanham Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.34579 | -123.91893 | 10 | 99.9 | 148 | | bodley-lake | Bodley Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.43918 | -124.1726 | 10 | 107.7 | 165.5 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/batnuni-lake-west/. 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