---
title: "Carp Lake Park: provincial park around Prince George"
description: "Carp Lake Park: provincial park, 3 h 50 min from downtown Prince George. Picnic areas, pit or flush toilets, drinking water, playground. 38,149 ha."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/carp-lake-park/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/carp-lake-park.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T17:22:21.245Z
---

# Carp Lake Park

Provincial park, 3 h 50 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.72096,-123.44709) [BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/carp-lake-park/) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/carp-lake-park/#map)

## About

> Long famous for its rainbow trout, Carp Lake Park offers some of the best fishing in the Central Interior. It is located two hours north of Prince George, nearly in the exact centre of the province.

From BC Parks Data API.

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Hiking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hiking)
- [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling)
- [Swimming](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=swimming)
- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)
- [Wildlife viewing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=wildlife)
- [Biking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=biking)
- [Hunting](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hunting)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)

### Amenities

- Picnic areas
- Pit or flush toilets
- Drinking water
- Playground
- Boat launch
- Sani-station
- Campfires
- RV-accessible camping
- Group camping
- Frontcountry camping
- Cabins and huts
- Marine-accessible camping

As published by BC Parks Data API.

## Map

[Read the full list without the map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/maps/list/?layer=provincial-parks)

Tap a marker for details and directions. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

## Nearby

- [Lho Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lho-lakes/) Lake 0.6 km
- [Lho Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lho-lakes-xgna5v9/) Lake 0.9 km
- [Lho Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lho-lakes-sec350l/) Lake 2.5 km
- [Shiner Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/shiner-lake/) Lake 2.9 km
- [Whusnatsidzih Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/whusnatsidzih-lake/) Lake 4.6 km
- [Gates Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/gates-lake/) Recreation site 5.9 km
- [Gates Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/gates-lake-lp9yl35/) Lake 6.5 km
- [Clarkston Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/clarkston-lake/) Recreation site 7.4 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 50 min, 146 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 4.7 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 100 km from downtown
- **Area**: 38,149 ha
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 54.72096, -123.44709

## Links

- [BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/carp-lake-park/)
- [Reservations (BC Parks)](https://camping.bcparks.ca/)
- [BC freshwater fishing regulations](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/sports-culture/recreation/fishing-hunting/fishing/fishing-regulations)
- [BC Parks](https://bcparks.ca/)
- [Fire bans and restrictions](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/prevention/fire-bans-and-restrictions)
- [Avalanche Canada](https://avalanche.ca/map)

[Wildfires and fire bans](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/wildfire/)

Source: [BC Parks Data API](https://bcparks.ca/carp-lake-park/). 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/)
- [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/carp-lake-park

- **slug**: carp-lake-park
- **name**: Carp Lake Park
- **category**: provincial-parks
- **categories**: provincial-parks, campgrounds, huts, swimming, boat-launches
- **kind**: Provincial park
- **lat**: 54.72096
- **lng**: -123.44709
- **kmFromCentre**: 100.2
- **driveKm**: 146.4
- **driveMinutes**: 229.7
- **offRoadMetres**: 4743
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 38149
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: hiking, paddling, swimming, fishing, wildlife, biking, hunting, camping
- **amenities**: Picnic areas, Pit or flush toilets, Drinking water, Playground, Boat launch, Sani-station, Campfires, RV-accessible camping, Group camping, Frontcountry camping, Cabins and huts, Marine-accessible camping
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: Long famous for its rainbow trout, Carp Lake Park offers some of the best fishing in the Central Interior. It is located two hours north of Prince George, nearly in the exact centre of the province.
- **directions**: _none_
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/carp-lake-park/>
- **source**: BC Parks Data API
- **sourceUrl**: <https://bcparks.ca/carp-lake-park/>
- **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 |
| --- | --- |
| BC Parks page | https://bcparks.ca/carp-lake-park/ |
| Reservations (BC Parks) | https://camping.bcparks.ca/ |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| lho-lakes | Lho Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.71581 | -123.44412 | 0.6 | 99.6 | 143.1 |
| lho-lakes-xgna5v9 | Lho Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.72783 | -123.43999 | 0.9 | 100.7 | 148.1 |
| lho-lakes-sec350l | Lho Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.73525 | -123.41727 | 2.5 | 100.7 | 148.2 |
| shiner-lake | Shiner Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.69556 | -123.43385 | 2.9 | 97.3 | 142.1 |
| whusnatsidzih-lake | Whusnatsidzih Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.6947 | -123.3924 | 4.6 | 96 | 141.9 |
| gates-lake | Gates Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 54.67568 | -123.4954 | 5.9 | 97.2 | 143.9 |
| gates-lake-lp9yl35 | Gates Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.66868 | -123.49283 | 6.5 | 96.5 | 143.7 |
| clarkston-lake | Clarkston Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.70863 | -123.56024 | 7.4 | 102.5 | 148.3 |

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

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