---
title: "Cariboo Joy: campground around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Cariboo Joy: RV park, 2 h 37 min from downtown Prince George. Camping. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cariboo-joy/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cariboo-joy.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:38:03.759Z
---
# Cariboo Joy
RV park, 2 h 37 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.10241,-121.56455) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cariboo-joy/#map)
## What’s there
### Activities
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)
As published by OpenStreetMap contributors: campgrounds and RV parks.
## Map
[Read the full list without the map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/maps/list/?layer=campgrounds)
Tap a marker for details and directions. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
## Nearby
- [Nugget Hills RV](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/nugget-hills-rv/) RV park 0.2 km
- [Cow Mountain Trails](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cow-mountain-trails/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 1.4 km
- [Jack of Clubs Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/jack-of-clubs-lake/) Lake 2.5 km
- [Barkerville Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/barkerville-mountain/) Summit 3.0 km
- [Valley Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/valley-mountain/) Summit 3.3 km
- [Lowhee Campground](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lowhee-campground/) Campground 3.7 km
- [Forest Rose Campground](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/forest-rose-campground/) Campground 3.8 km
- [Cornish Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cornish-mountain/) Summit 4.3 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 37 min, 182 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 120 km from downtown
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.10241, -121.56455
## Links
- [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1241522305)
- [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: [OpenStreetMap contributors: campgrounds and RV parks](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1241522305). ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.
Source read 2 days ago
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## 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/cariboo-joy
- **slug**: cariboo-joy
- **name**: Cariboo Joy
- **category**: campgrounds
- **categories**: campgrounds
- **kind**: RV park
- **lat**: 53.10241
- **lng**: -121.56455
- **kmFromCentre**: 119.8
- **driveKm**: 182
- **driveMinutes**: 157
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: camping
- **amenities**: _none_
- **seasons**: summer
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: _none_
- **directions**: _none_
- **page**:
- **source**: OpenStreetMap contributors: campgrounds and RV parks
- **sourceUrl**:
- **licence**: ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors (https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright)
- **fetchedAt**: 2026-10-14T11:40:15.055Z
- **onShore**: _none_
#### links
| label | url |
| --- | --- |
| OpenStreetMap | https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1241522305 |
#### nearby
| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| nugget-hills-rv | Nugget Hills RV | campgrounds | campgrounds | RV park | 53.10105 | -121.56707 | 0.2 | 119.8 | 182 |
| cow-mountain-trails | Cow Mountain Trails | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 53.09325 | -121.57929 | 1.4 | 119.9 | 180.5 |
| jack-of-clubs-lake | Jack of Clubs Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.08791 | -121.59413 | 2.5 | 119.8 | 179.3 |
| barkerville-mountain | Barkerville Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.0782 | -121.54566 | 3 | 122.7 | 188.8 |
| valley-mountain | Valley Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.10406 | -121.51585 | 3.3 | 121.8 | 184.7 |
| lowhee-campground | Lowhee Campground | campgrounds | campgrounds | Campground | 53.08661 | -121.51624 | 3.7 | 123.2 | 186.6 |
| forest-rose-campground | Forest Rose Campground | campgrounds | campgrounds | Campground | 53.08808 | -121.51216 | 3.8 | 123.3 | 187.9 |
| cornish-mountain | Cornish Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.13607 | -121.59657 | 4.3 | 115.5 | 185.4 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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