---
title: "Cat Lake: recreation site around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Cat Lake: recreation site, 1 h 59 min from downtown Prince George. Wildlife viewing, canoeing and kayaking, hunting, camping."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cat-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cat-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T17:20:22.472Z
---

# Cat Lake

Recreation site, 1 h 59 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.74821,-122.62235) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1387) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cat-lake/#map)

## About

> This small site offers space for just one camping party, but additional day users should have room to park and launch a car top boat. One table, fire ring and outhouse are provided. This small lake offers a pleasant place for paddling, and anglers may be treated to some fairly productive fishing for wild rainbow trout.

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

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Wildlife viewing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=wildlife)
- [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling)
- [Hunting](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hunting)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)

### Amenities

- 1 campsite
- Toilets
- Picnic tables
- Fire rings
- Cartop boat launch

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

## Getting there

From Bear Lake, travel north on Highway 97 until you reach the Firth Lake/Hambone Connector FSR. Follow this road for approx. 15 km and turn right when you reach the junction with the Hambone FSR. Proceed for about 4km and you will find the site off the side of the Hambone FSR on the right side of the road. Please note that this area is extremely busy with industrial traffic. The use of 2-way radios is highly recommended. Please drive cautiously at all times and be aware of high volumes of heavy industrial traffic.

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

- [Hambone Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hambone-lake/) Recreation site 1.5 km
- [Hambone Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hambone-lake-aroaobj/) Lake 2.1 km
- [Goose Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/goose-lake/) Recreation site 2.3 km
- [Goose Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/goose-lake-iusc01a/) Lake 2.9 km
- [Tacheeda Lakes Point](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tacheeda-lakes-point/) Recreation site 7.4 km
- [Tacheeda Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tacheeda-lakes/) Lake 7.5 km
- [Tacheeda Lakes Middle](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tacheeda-lakes-middle/) Recreation site 7.7 km
- [Tacheeda Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tacheeda-lakes-8e8gqzt/) Lake 7.7 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 1 h 59 min, 122 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 93 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 1
- **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 54.74821, -122.62235

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1387)
- [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/REC1387). 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/cat-lake

- **slug**: cat-lake
- **name**: Cat Lake
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 54.74821
- **lng**: -122.62235
- **kmFromCentre**: 92.8
- **driveKm**: 122.4
- **driveMinutes**: 119.4
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: wildlife, paddling, hunting, camping
- **amenities**: 1 campsite, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Cartop boat launch
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: This small site offers space for just one camping party, but additional day users should have room to park and launch a car top boat. One table, fire ring and outhouse are provided. This small lake offers a pleasant place for paddling, and anglers may be treated to some fairly productive fishing for wild rainbow trout.
- **directions**: From Bear Lake, travel north on Highway 97 until you reach the Firth Lake/Hambone Connector FSR. Follow this road for approx. 15 km and turn right when you reach the junction with the Hambone FSR. Proceed for about 4km and you will find the site off the side of the Hambone FSR on the right side of the road. Please note that this area is extremely busy with industrial traffic. The use of 2-way radios is highly recommended. Please drive cautiously at all times and be aware of high volumes of heavy industrial traffic.
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cat-lake/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1387>
- **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/REC1387 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| hambone-lake | Hambone Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.73511 | -122.62531 | 1.5 | 91.3 | 110.7 |
| hambone-lake-aroaobj | Hambone Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.72916 | -122.62529 | 2.1 | 90.7 | 109.3 |
| goose-lake | Goose Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.76294 | -122.59667 | 2.3 | 94.6 | 120.9 |
| goose-lake-iusc01a | Goose Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.76161 | -122.58284 | 2.9 | 94.5 | 121.8 |
| tacheeda-lakes-point | Tacheeda Lakes Point | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.70881 | -122.52932 | 7.4 | 89.2 | 107.2 |
| tacheeda-lakes | Tacheeda Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.68951 | -122.56363 | 7.5 | 86.7 | 103.8 |
| tacheeda-lakes-middle | Tacheeda Lakes Middle | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.70207 | -122.53224 | 7.7 | 88.4 | 106.4 |
| tacheeda-lakes-8e8gqzt | Tacheeda Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.71858 | -122.51423 | 7.7 | 90.4 | 109.4 |

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

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