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title: "Buckhorn Lake recreation site, 43 min from Prince George"
description: "Buckhorn Lake: recreation site, 43 min from downtown Prince George. Canoeing and kayaking, picnics, swimming, camping."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/buckhorn-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/buckhorn-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:13:40.169Z
---

# Buckhorn Lake

Recreation site, 43 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.75451,-122.50766) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1020) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/buckhorn-lake/#map)

## About

> This site offers access to the lake with the basic amenities of tables, fire rings and a pit toilet. There is an unimproved boat launch suitable for small car top boats.

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

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling)
- [Picnics](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=picnics)
- [Swimming](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=swimming)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)

### Amenities

- 4 campsites
- Toilets
- Picnic tables
- Fire rings
- Cartop boat launch
- Capacity 4
- Free

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

## Getting there

Travel 17kms south of Prince George. Turn left on to the Willow Cale FSR (112.5km). Turn right at 121km (T junction) and the site is located at km 123.

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

- [Buckhorn Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/buckhorn-lake-se6w79r/) Lake 0.4 km
- [Tabor Mtn. Staging Area 10 (Dougherty Creek)](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tabor-mtn-staging-area-10-dougherty-creek/) Recreation site 6.7 km
- [Francis Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/francis-lake/) Recreation site 9.1 km
- [Frost Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/frost-lake/) Lake 9.7 km
- [St. Marie Lake West](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/st-marie-lake-west/) Recreation site 10 km
- [Ste. Marie Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ste-marie-lake/) Lake 10 km
- [St. Marie Lake (East)](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/st-marie-lake-east/) Recreation site 13 km
- [Tabor Mtn. Trail System](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tabor-mtn-trail-system/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 14 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 43 min, 31 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 24 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 4
- **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.75451, -122.50766

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1020)
- [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3385463781)
- [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/REC1020). 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/)
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- [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/buckhorn-lake

- **slug**: buckhorn-lake
- **name**: Buckhorn Lake
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 53.75451
- **lng**: -122.50766
- **kmFromCentre**: 24.1
- **driveKm**: 30.7
- **driveMinutes**: 42.9
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: paddling, picnics, swimming, camping
- **amenities**: 4 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Cartop boat launch, Capacity 4, Free
- **seasons**: summer
- **lake**: Buckhorn Lake
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: This site offers access to the lake with the basic amenities of tables, fire rings and a pit toilet. There is an unimproved boat launch suitable for small car top boats.
- **directions**: Travel 17kms south of Prince George. Turn left on to the Willow Cale FSR (112.5km). Turn right at 121km (T junction) and the site is located at km 123.
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/buckhorn-lake/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1020>
- **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/REC1020 |
| OpenStreetMap | https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3385463781 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| buckhorn-lake-se6w79r | Buckhorn Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.75102 | -122.51046 | 0.4 | 24.2 | 30.8 |
| tabor-mtn-staging-area-10-dougherty-creek | Tabor Mtn. Staging Area 10 (Dougherty Creek) | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.81123 | -122.54124 | 6.7 | 18 | 26.9 |
| francis-lake | Francis Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.75137 | -122.36872 | 9.1 | 31.1 | 42.2 |
| frost-lake | Frost Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.77886 | -122.36631 | 9.7 | 29.5 | 42.4 |
| st-marie-lake-west | St. Marie Lake West | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.7455 | -122.35446 | 10.1 | 32.2 | 43.4 |
| ste-marie-lake | Ste. Marie Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.74236 | -122.35194 | 10.3 | 32.5 | 43.6 |
| st-marie-lake-east | St. Marie Lake (East) | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming | Recreation site | 53.73061 | -122.31278 | 13.1 | 35.4 | 47 |
| tabor-mtn-trail-system | Tabor Mtn. Trail System | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 53.87453 | -122.55222 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 17.1 |

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

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