---
title: "Boot Lake recreation site, 2 h 16 min from Prince George"
description: "Boot Lake: recreation site, 2 h 16 min from downtown Prince George. Wildlife viewing, boating, fishing, camping."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boot-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boot-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:32:56.727Z
---

# Boot Lake

Recreation site, 2 h 16 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.25922,-123.30782) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC2593) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boot-lake/#map)

## About

> Very small site along the lake shore, with 2-3 camping sites. Not suitable for larger trailers. Good base for hunting camp

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

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Wildlife viewing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=wildlife)
- [Boating](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=boating)
- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)

### Amenities

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

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

## Getting there

From Quesnel, follow the Blackwater Road for approximately 85km, site on right

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

- [Boot Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boot-lake-9pzytei/) Lake 0.4 km
- [Blackwater River Crossing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/blackwater-river-crossing/) Recreation site 12 km
- [A.M.H.T. Parking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/a-m-h-t-parking/) Recreation site 12 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 16 min, 97 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 82 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 2
- **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive, Motorhome
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 53.25922, -123.30782

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC2593)
- [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/168083918)
- [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/REC2593). Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.

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- [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/boot-lake

- **slug**: boot-lake
- **name**: Boot Lake
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 53.25922
- **lng**: -123.30782
- **kmFromCentre**: 81.9
- **driveKm**: 97.4
- **driveMinutes**: 136.2
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: wildlife, boating, fishing, camping
- **amenities**: 2 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Free
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: Boot Lake
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: Very small site along the lake shore, with 2-3 camping sites. Not suitable for larger trailers. Good base for hunting camp
- **directions**: From Quesnel, follow the Blackwater Road for approximately 85km, site on right
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boot-lake/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC2593>
- **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/REC2593 |
| OpenStreetMap | https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/168083918 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| boot-lake-9pzytei | Boot Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.25564 | -123.30502 | 0.4 | 82.2 | 97.4 |
| blackwater-river-crossing | Blackwater River Crossing | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.28901 | -123.14017 | 11.6 | 74.4 | 82.3 |
| a-m-h-t-parking | A.M.H.T. Parking | rec-sites | rec-sites | Recreation site | 53.30254 | -123.13936 | 12.2 | 73 | 80.5 |

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

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