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title: "Butternut Lake recreation site near Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Butternut Lake: recreation site, 2 h 37 min from downtown Prince George. Camping, fishing, hunting. 3 campsites, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/butternut-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/butternut-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:34:02.252Z
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# Butternut Lake
Recreation site, 2 h 37 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=55.0237,-123.09772) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1485) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/butternut-lake/#map)
## About
> Although located only 20 km off the highway, this site offers a more remote feeling experience than some of the other sites in the area. There are 3 small camping pads nestled amongst some mature trees near the water's edge.
From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue).
## What’s there
### Activities
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)
- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)
- [Hunting](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hunting)
### Amenities
- 3 campsites
- Toilets
- Picnic tables
- Fire rings
- Gravel boat launch
As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue).
## Getting there
From the Mackenzie Junction, head south for about 3 km and turn onto the Finlay North (Pack) FSR. At about 10 km, turn left onto the Sabai Mainline, just past the bridge over the Pack River. Proceed for an additional 10 km and turn left onto the Butternut FSR. The site is located about 3 km along this road (keep left at the main Y just after the bridge over the small creek).
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
- [Butternut Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/butternut-lake-haigybs/) Lake 0.8 km
- [Blue Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/blue-lake/) Lake 2.7 km
- [McIntyre Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mcintyre-lake/) Lake 3.8 km
- [Tudyah Lake Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tudyah-lake-park/) Provincial park 5.9 km
- [Royer Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/royer-lake/) Lake 6.3 km
- [Sabai Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sabai-lake-ei6rone/) Lake 6.5 km
- [Sabai Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sabai-lake/) Recreation site 6.9 km
- [Tudyah Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tudyah-lake-hozyop3/) Lake 8.0 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 37 min, 174 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 125 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 3
- **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 55.02370, -123.09772
## Links
- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1485)
- [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/REC1485). 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/butternut-lake
- **slug**: butternut-lake
- **name**: Butternut Lake
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 55.0237
- **lng**: -123.09772
- **kmFromCentre**: 125.1
- **driveKm**: 173.8
- **driveMinutes**: 157.3
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: camping, fishing, hunting
- **amenities**: 3 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Gravel boat launch
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: Butternut Lake
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: Although located only 20 km off the highway, this site offers a more remote feeling experience than some of the other sites in the area. There are 3 small camping pads nestled amongst some mature trees near the water's edge.
- **directions**: From the Mackenzie Junction, head south for about 3 km and turn onto the Finlay North (Pack) FSR. At about 10 km, turn left onto the Sabai Mainline, just past the bridge over the Pack River. Proceed for an additional 10 km and turn left onto the Butternut FSR. The site is located about 3 km along this road (keep left at the main Y just after the bridge over the small creek).
- **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/REC1485 |
#### nearby
| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| butternut-lake-haigybs | Butternut Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 55.01623 | -123.09809 | 0.8 | 124.3 | 175.3 |
| blue-lake | Blue Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.99977 | -123.09314 | 2.7 | 122.4 | 177.6 |
| mcintyre-lake | McIntyre Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 55.05692 | -123.08699 | 3.8 | 128.6 | 169.9 |
| tudyah-lake-park | Tudyah Lake Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks, campgrounds, swimming, boat-launches | Provincial park | 55.06239 | -123.03425 | 5.9 | 128.7 | 145.8 |
| royer-lake | Royer Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 55.04291 | -123.19148 | 6.3 | 128.4 | 179.9 |
| sabai-lake-ei6rone | Sabai Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 55.08254 | -123.09525 | 6.5 | 131.5 | 165.8 |
| sabai-lake | Sabai Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 55.08577 | -123.10153 | 6.9 | 131.9 | 165.6 |
| tudyah-lake-hozyop3 | Tudyah Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 55.08771 | -123.04127 | 8 | 131.5 | 149.3 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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