---
title: "Boundary Lake: recreation site around Prince George"
description: "Boundary Lake: recreation site, 2 h 4 min from downtown Prince George. Wildlife viewing, canoeing and kayaking, hunting, camping."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boundary-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boundary-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:44:18.497Z
---

# Boundary Lake

Recreation site, 2 h 4 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.26057,-122.28424) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1480) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boundary-lake/#map)

## About

> This small site is nestled amongst a mature spruce forest along the shores of Boundary Lake. Unfortunately this site has been subject to major spruce beetle attack, so many of the larger trees have been removed.

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

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Wildlife viewing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=wildlife)
- [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling)
- [Hunting](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hunting)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)

### Amenities

- 6 campsites
- Toilets
- Picnic tables
- Fire rings
- Gravel boat launch
- Dock

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

## Getting there

Travel ~39kms north of Prince George. Turn right on to the North Fraser FSR. Continue another 29kms and turn left onto the North Averil FSR. The site is located via a right turn at approx. the 9km 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

- [Bratko Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bratko-lake/) Lake 1.3 km
- [FREYA LAKE TRAIL (Bratko Lake)](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/freya-lake-trail-bratko-lake/) Recreation site 1.7 km
- [Averil Creek](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/averil-creek/) Recreation site 4.4 km
- [Averil Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/averil-lake/) Lake 6.8 km
- [Coyote Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/coyote-lake/) Lake 12 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 4 min, 78 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 49 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 6
- **Maintenance**: User Maintained
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 54.26057, -122.28424

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1480)
- [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/REC1480). 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/boundary-lake

- **slug**: boundary-lake
- **name**: Boundary Lake
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 54.26057
- **lng**: -122.28424
- **kmFromCentre**: 48.8
- **driveKm**: 78.3
- **driveMinutes**: 124.4
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: wildlife, paddling, hunting, camping
- **amenities**: 6 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Gravel boat launch, Dock
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: This small site is nestled amongst a mature spruce forest along the shores of Boundary Lake. Unfortunately this site has been subject to major spruce beetle attack, so many of the larger trees have been removed.
- **directions**: Travel ~39kms north of Prince George. Turn right on to the North Fraser FSR. Continue another 29kms and turn left onto the North Averil FSR. The site is located via a right turn at approx. the 9km mark.
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boundary-lake/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1480>
- **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/REC1480 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| bratko-lake | Bratko Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.27205 | -122.28108 | 1.3 | 49.9 | 80.6 |
| freya-lake-trail-bratko-lake | FREYA LAKE TRAIL (Bratko Lake) | rec-sites | rec-sites | Recreation site | 54.27594 | -122.288 | 1.7 | 50 | 80.6 |
| averil-creek | Averil Creek | rec-sites | rec-sites, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.24458 | -122.34673 | 4.4 | 44.9 | 60.6 |
| averil-lake | Averil Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.3028 | -122.35957 | 6.8 | 49.9 | 86.3 |
| coyote-lake | Coyote Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.33973 | -122.40208 | 11.7 | 52.2 | 75 |

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

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