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title: "Camp Lake recreation site, 58 min from Prince George"
description: "Camp Lake: recreation site, 58 min from downtown Prince George. Camping, hunting. 1 campsite, toilets, cartop boat launch."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/camp-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/camp-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:10:25.095Z
---

# Camp Lake

Recreation site, 58 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.61299,-122.55691) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1285) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/camp-lake/#map)

## About

> Camp lake recreation site offers one quaint overnight site, shaded by a stand of young spruce and pine, located beside Camp Lake on the Stone Creek FSR. Hidden behind the trees off the FSR you will find a charming foot bridge that leads you into to the site.

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

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)
- [Hunting](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hunting)

### Amenities

- 1 campsite
- Toilets
- Cartop boat launch

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

## Getting there

Head South on Hwy 97 out of Prince George for 37km, turn left onto Stone Creek FSR and head up 10km. The rec site is located on your right at km 10.

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

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## Nearby

- [Camp Lake Recreation Site](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/camp-lake-recreation-site-campground/) Campground 0.3 km
- [Trapping Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/trapping-lake/) Lake 4.2 km
- [Government Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/government-lake/) Recreation site 7.0 km
- [Government Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/government-lake-1924btq/) Lake 7.2 km
- [Three Sisters Lakes Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/three-sisters-lakes-park/) Provincial park 9.0 km
- [Baldy Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/baldy-mountain/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 9.8 km
- [Oscar Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/oscar-lake/) Lake 11 km
- [Fort George Canyon Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fort-george-canyon-park/) Provincial park 13 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 58 min, 52 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 36 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 1
- **Maintenance**: User Maintained
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 53.61299, -122.55691

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1285)
- [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/REC1285). 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/camp-lake

- **slug**: camp-lake
- **name**: Camp Lake
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 53.61299
- **lng**: -122.55691
- **kmFromCentre**: 36.1
- **driveKm**: 52.3
- **driveMinutes**: 58.4
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: camping, hunting
- **amenities**: 1 campsite, Toilets, Cartop boat launch
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: Camp lake recreation site offers one quaint overnight site, shaded by a stand of young spruce and pine, located beside Camp Lake on the Stone Creek FSR. Hidden behind the trees off the FSR you will find a charming foot bridge that leads you into to the site.
- **directions**: Head South on Hwy 97 out of Prince George for 37km, turn left onto Stone Creek FSR and head up 10km. The rec site is located on your right at km 10.
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/camp-lake/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1285>
- **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/REC1285 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| camp-lake-recreation-site-campground | Camp Lake Recreation Site | campgrounds | campgrounds | Campground | 53.61327 | -122.56124 | 0.3 | 36 | 52 |
| trapping-lake | Trapping Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.58191 | -122.59401 | 4.2 | 38.7 | 54.2 |
| government-lake | Government Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.55908 | -122.50216 | 7 | 43 | 63.2 |
| government-lake-1924btq | Government Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.55896 | -122.49757 | 7.2 | 43.1 | 63.1 |
| three-sisters-lakes-park | Three Sisters Lakes Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks | Provincial park | 53.53389 | -122.52981 | 9 | 45 | 62.6 |
| baldy-mountain | Baldy Mountain | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 53.59624 | -122.41043 | 9.8 | 42.1 | 68.2 |
| oscar-lake | Oscar Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.51278 | -122.58555 | 11.3 | 46.2 | 54.6 |
| fort-george-canyon-park | Fort George Canyon Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks | Provincial park | 53.68022 | -122.72129 | 13.2 | 26.4 | 33.1 |

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

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