--- title: "Boat Lake West: recreation site around Prince George" description: "Boat Lake West: recreation site on Boat Lake, 3 h 28 min from downtown Prince George. Wildlife viewing, fishing, camping." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-lake-west/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-lake-west.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:34:13.761Z --- # Boat Lake West Recreation site on Boat Lake, 3 h 28 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.35219,-123.87336) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC2591) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-lake-west/#map) ## About > This is a small but pretty 2 level rec site, with several campsites along the water, while the upper sites are in a grove of aspen. From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## What’s there ### Activities - [Wildlife viewing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=wildlife) - [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) ### Amenities - 6 campsites - Toilets - Picnic tables - Fire rings As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## Getting there Follow the Blackwater Road from Quesnel to approximately the 140km mark. 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 - [Boat Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-lake/) Lake 0.5 km - [Hanham Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hanham-lake/) Recreation site 2.3 km - [Hanham Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hanham-lake-2zaarjw/) Lake 3.1 km - [Snag Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/snag-lake/) Recreation site 4.8 km - [Batnuni Lake East](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/batnuni-lake-east/) Recreation site 6.2 km - [Titetown Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/titetown-lake/) Lake 7.7 km - [Batnuni Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/batnuni-lake/) Lake 7.8 km - [Chuniar Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chuniar-lake/) Lake 8.5 km - **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 28 min, 145 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 97 km from downtown - **Campsites**: 6 - **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard - **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 53.35219, -123.87336 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC2591) - [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/REC2591). 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%2Fboat-lake-west%2F&subject=Outdoors%3A+Boat+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/boat-lake-west - **slug**: boat-lake-west - **name**: Boat Lake West - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 53.35219 - **lng**: -123.87336 - **kmFromCentre**: 97.1 - **driveKm**: 145.2 - **driveMinutes**: 208.2 - **offRoadMetres**: _none_ - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: wildlife, fishing, camping - **amenities**: 6 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings - **seasons**: summer, winter - **lake**: Boat Lake - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: This is a small but pretty 2 level rec site, with several campsites along the water, while the upper sites are in a grove of aspen. - **directions**: Follow the Blackwater Road from Quesnel to approximately the 140km mark. - **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/REC2591 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | boat-lake | Boat Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.34972 | -123.86758 | 0.5 | 97 | 145.2 | | hanham-lake | Hanham Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.3466 | -123.90693 | 2.3 | 99.2 | 147.3 | | hanham-lake-2zaarjw | Hanham Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.34579 | -123.91893 | 3.1 | 99.9 | 148 | | snag-lake | Snag Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.35324 | -123.94544 | 4.8 | 100.7 | 149.9 | | batnuni-lake-east | Batnuni Lake East | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.35596 | -123.96625 | 6.2 | 101.6 | 151.5 | | titetown-lake | Titetown Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.3055 | -123.78753 | 7.7 | 96.5 | 136.3 | | batnuni-lake | Batnuni Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.36543 | -123.98929 | 7.8 | 102.2 | 153.9 | | chuniar-lake | Chuniar Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.33338 | -123.99795 | 8.5 | 104.8 | 151.2 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-lake-west/. 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