--- title: "Cheslatta River: recreation site around Prince George" description: "Cheslatta River: recreation site, 3 h 9 min from downtown Prince George. Fishing, camping. 9 campsites, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cheslatta-river/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cheslatta-river.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:44:18.416Z --- # Cheslatta River Recreation site, 3 h 9 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.64158,-124.95656) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1098) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cheslatta-river/#map) ## About > An 8 unit site 1.5 km upstream from the Cheslatta Falls. Caution - steep river banks drop off to fast moving water. From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## What’s there ### Activities - [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) ### Amenities - 9 campsites - Toilets - Picnic tables - Fire rings As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## Getting there The site is located at (1)59 km on the Holy Cross Forest Road south of the village of Fraser Lake. 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 - [Cheslatta Falls](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cheslatta-falls/) Waterfall 1.2 km - [Nechako Canyon Protected Area](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/nechako-canyon-protected-area/) Protected Area 1.9 km - [Fish Lake South](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fish-lake-south/) Recreation site 6.1 km - [Fish Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fish-lake/) Lake 6.4 km - [Knewstubb Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/knewstubb-lake/) Recreation site 7.6 km - [Cutoff Creek](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cutoff-creek/) Recreation site 12 km - [Targe Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/targe-lake/) Lake 12 km - [Cutoff Butte](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cutoff-butte/) Summit 13 km - **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 9 min, 211 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 148 km from downtown - **Campsites**: 9 - **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard - **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive - **Good for**: Summer - **Coordinates**: 53.64158, -124.95656 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1098) - [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/REC1098). Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data. 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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/cheslatta-river - **slug**: cheslatta-river - **name**: Cheslatta River - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 53.64158 - **lng**: -124.95656 - **kmFromCentre**: 148.2 - **driveKm**: 211.3 - **driveMinutes**: 188.9 - **offRoadMetres**: _none_ - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: fishing, camping - **amenities**: 9 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings - **seasons**: summer - **lake**: _none_ - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: An 8 unit site 1.5 km upstream from the Cheslatta Falls. Caution - steep river banks drop off to fast moving water. - **directions**: The site is located at (1)59 km on the Holy Cross Forest Road south of the village of Fraser Lake. - **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/REC1098 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | cheslatta-falls | Cheslatta Falls | waterfalls | waterfalls | Waterfall | 53.64625 | -124.94029 | 1.2 | 147 | 210.8 | | nechako-canyon-protected-area | Nechako Canyon Protected Area | provincial-parks | provincial-parks | Protected Area | 53.64255 | -124.92713 | 1.9 | 146.3 | 210.8 | | fish-lake-south | Fish Lake South | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.59817 | -124.90053 | 6.1 | 145.8 | 223.7 | | fish-lake | Fish Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.59918 | -124.89092 | 6.4 | 145.1 | 224.5 | | knewstubb-lake | Knewstubb Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.57442 | -124.93907 | 7.6 | 148.9 | 221 | | cutoff-creek | Cutoff Creek | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.70326 | -124.80614 | 12.1 | 137.1 | 238.2 | | targe-lake | Targe Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.74984 | -124.92378 | 12.2 | 143.9 | 196.2 | | cutoff-butte | Cutoff Butte | summits | summits | Summit | 53.58371 | -124.79491 | 12.5 | 139.5 | 195.3 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cheslatta-river/. 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