--- title: "Camp Lake recreation site, 3 h 18 min from Prince George" description: "Camp Lake: recreation site, 3 h 18 min from downtown Prince George. Hunting, canoeing and kayaking, fishing, camping." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/camp-lake-recreation-site/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/camp-lake-recreation-site.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:34:39.535Z --- # Camp Lake Recreation site, 3 h 18 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.41372,-124.5834) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1039) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/camp-lake-recreation-site/#map) ## About > A small site in an open area next to a small lake. Suitable for canoeing. From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## What’s there ### Activities - [Hunting](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hunting) - [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling) - [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) ### Amenities - 1 campsite - Toilets - Picnic tables - Fire rings As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## Getting there Turn onto the Sowchea Bay Road from Hwy 27 just south of Fort St James. Drive 5 km on the Sowchea Bay Road from the intersection of Hwy 27, turn left onto the Cunningham Forest Service Road (900 Rd). The site is located on the left at (9)24 km on the Cunningham Forest Service Road (900 Road). 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 - [Karena Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/karena-lake/) Lake 2.1 km - [Mount Nielsp](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-nielsp/) Summit 3.3 km - [Pam Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pam-lake/) Lake 6.4 km - [Sowchea Bay Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sowchea-bay-park/) Provincial park 8.7 km - [McKnab Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mcknab-lake/) Lake 10 km - [Mount Beals](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-beals/) Summit 11 km - [Jenny Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/jenny-lake/) Lake 11 km - [Marie Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/marie-lake/) Lake 11 km - **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 18 min, 185 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 132 km from downtown - **Campsites**: 1 - **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard - **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 54.41372, -124.58340 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1039) - [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/REC1039). 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%2Fcamp-lake-recreation-site%2F&subject=Outdoors%3A+Camp+Lake) ## 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/camp-lake-recreation-site - **slug**: camp-lake-recreation-site - **name**: Camp Lake - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 54.41372 - **lng**: -124.5834 - **kmFromCentre**: 131.5 - **driveKm**: 184.9 - **driveMinutes**: 197.7 - **offRoadMetres**: _none_ - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: hunting, paddling, fishing, camping - **amenities**: 1 campsite, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings - **seasons**: summer, winter - **lake**: _none_ - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: A small site in an open area next to a small lake. Suitable for canoeing. - **directions**: Turn onto the Sowchea Bay Road from Hwy 27 just south of Fort St James. Drive 5 km on the Sowchea Bay Road from the intersection of Hwy 27, turn left onto the Cunningham Forest Service Road (900 Rd). The site is located on the left at (9)24 km on the Cunningham Forest Service Road (900 Road). - **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/REC1039 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | karena-lake | Karena Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.41134 | -124.61588 | 2.1 | 133.3 | 186.5 | | mount-nielsp | Mount Nielsp | summits | summits | Summit | 54.43592 | -124.54887 | 3.3 | 130.5 | 187.5 | | pam-lake | Pam Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.46747 | -124.62088 | 6.4 | 136.2 | 193.5 | | sowchea-bay-park | Sowchea Bay Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks, campgrounds, swimming, boat-launches | Provincial park | 54.42012 | -124.44951 | 8.7 | 124 | 169.1 | | mcknab-lake | McKnab Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.38426 | -124.73203 | 10.2 | 139.1 | 197.2 | | mount-beals | Mount Beals | summits | summits | Summit | 54.40782 | -124.74914 | 10.7 | 141.1 | 198.5 | | jenny-lake | Jenny Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.46663 | -124.73038 | 11.2 | 142.6 | 197.2 | | marie-lake | Marie Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.3281 | -124.48611 | 11.4 | 122 | 179.1 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/camp-lake-recreation-site/. 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