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title: "Blackwater River Crossing near Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Blackwater River Crossing: recreation site, 1 h 54 min from downtown Prince George. Picnics, hiking, fishing, camping."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/blackwater-river-crossing/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/blackwater-river-crossing.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:10:50.137Z
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# Blackwater River Crossing

Recreation site, 1 h 54 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.28901,-123.14017) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1155) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/blackwater-river-crossing/#map)

## About

> This site provides a scenic river setting in an open Douglas Fir forest with natural camping pads on both sides of the main road, just before the bridge crossing at the Blackwater River. The site offers the basic amenities of pit toilets, tables and fire rings.

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

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Picnics](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=picnics)
- [Hiking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hiking)
- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)

### Amenities

- 6 campsites
- Toilets
- Picnic tables
- Fire rings
- Free

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

## Getting there

Head west of Prince George to the Blackwater Road, and travel until the road turns to gravel at the Baldy Hughes therapeutic community. Continue along the gravel portion of the Blackwater Road for approximately 42 kilometres. The site is located on the left side of the road, immediately before the bridge over the Blackwater River

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

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## Nearby

- [A.M.H.T. Parking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/a-m-h-t-parking/) Recreation site 1.5 km
- [Blackwater Canyon](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/blackwater-canyon/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 3.7 km
- [Cleswuncut Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cleswuncut-lake-uxld7oo/) Lake 7.4 km
- [Cleswuncut Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cleswuncut-lake/) Recreation site 7.5 km
- [Pantage Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pantage-lake/) Lake 9.1 km
- [Boot Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boot-lake/) Recreation site 12 km
- [Boot Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boot-lake-9pzytei/) Lake 12 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 1 h 54 min, 82 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 74 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 6
- **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.28901, -123.14017

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1155)
- [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2243404)
- [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/REC1155). Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.

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## 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/blackwater-river-crossing

- **slug**: blackwater-river-crossing
- **name**: Blackwater River Crossing
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 53.28901
- **lng**: -123.14017
- **kmFromCentre**: 74.4
- **driveKm**: 82.3
- **driveMinutes**: 113.6
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: picnics, hiking, fishing, camping
- **amenities**: 6 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Free
- **seasons**: summer
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: This site provides a scenic river setting in an open Douglas Fir forest with natural camping pads on both sides of the main road, just before the bridge crossing at the Blackwater River. The site offers the basic amenities of pit toilets, tables and fire rings.
- **directions**: Head west of Prince George to the Blackwater Road, and travel until the road turns to gravel at the Baldy Hughes therapeutic community. Continue along the gravel portion of the Blackwater Road for approximately 42 kilometres. The site is located on the left side of the road, immediately before the bridge over the Blackwater River
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/blackwater-river-crossing/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1155>
- **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/REC1155 |
| OpenStreetMap | https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2243404 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| a-m-h-t-parking | A.M.H.T. Parking | rec-sites | rec-sites | Recreation site | 53.30254 | -123.13936 | 1.5 | 73 | 80.5 |
| blackwater-canyon | Blackwater Canyon | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 53.29901 | -123.08652 | 3.7 | 72.2 | 82.7 |
| cleswuncut-lake-uxld7oo | Cleswuncut Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.35057 | -123.0971 | 7.4 | 67 | 74.3 |
| cleswuncut-lake | Cleswuncut Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.35207 | -123.1013 | 7.5 | 67 | 74.1 |
| pantage-lake | Pantage Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.21131 | -123.0962 | 9.1 | 81.7 | 95.5 |
| boot-lake | Boot Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.25922 | -123.30782 | 11.6 | 81.9 | 97.4 |
| boot-lake-9pzytei | Boot Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.25564 | -123.30502 | 11.6 | 82.2 | 97.4 |

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

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