--- title: "Chief Gray Lake recreation site near Prince George" description: "Chief Gray Lake: recreation site, 3 h 17 min from downtown Prince George. Picnics, camping, fishing. 1 campsite." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chief-gray-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chief-gray-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:38:02.885Z --- # Chief Gray Lake Recreation site, 3 h 17 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.58974,-124.76695) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC6140) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chief-gray-lake/#map) ## About > Hike a 3.5 km non motorized trail from the Hobson Lake Recreation site to Chief Gray Lake which is known for good catch and release fly fishing. Restrictions apply, please check BC fishing regulations for more details. From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## What’s there ### Activities - [Picnics](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=picnics) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) - [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing) ### Amenities - 1 campsite As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## Getting there Trailhead at Hobson Lake Recreation Site. 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 - [Chief Gray Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chief-gray-lake-i6pyr2a/) Lake 0.4 km - [Cutoff Butte](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cutoff-butte/) Summit 2.0 km - [Hobson Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hobson-lake-1hrk89x/) Lake 2.5 km - [Hobson Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hobson-lake/) Recreation site 3.0 km - [Chief Gray Lk. Trail](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chief-gray-lk-trail/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 3.0 km - [Fish Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fish-lake/) Lake 8.2 km - [Fish Lake South](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fish-lake-south/) Recreation site 8.9 km - [Knewstubb Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/knewstubb-lake/) Recreation site 12 km - **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 17 min, 194 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 2.0 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 138 km from downtown - **Campsites**: 1 - **Access**: Trail, Non-Motorized - **Good for**: Summer - **Coordinates**: 53.58974, -124.76695 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC6140) - [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/REC6140). 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/chief-gray-lake - **slug**: chief-gray-lake - **name**: Chief Gray Lake - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 53.58974 - **lng**: -124.76695 - **kmFromCentre**: 137.5 - **driveKm**: 193.8 - **driveMinutes**: 196.8 - **offRoadMetres**: 2033 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: picnics, camping, fishing - **amenities**: 1 campsite - **seasons**: summer - **lake**: Chief Gray Lake - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: Hike a 3.5 km non motorized trail from the Hobson Lake Recreation site to Chief Gray Lake which is known for good catch and release fly fishing. Restrictions apply, please check BC fishing regulations for more details. - **directions**: Trailhead at Hobson Lake Recreation Site. - **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/REC6140 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | chief-gray-lake-i6pyr2a | Chief Gray Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.59215 | -124.77156 | 0.4 | 137.7 | 194 | | cutoff-butte | Cutoff Butte | summits | summits | Summit | 53.58371 | -124.79491 | 2 | 139.5 | 195.3 | | hobson-lake-1hrk89x | Hobson Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.58057 | -124.73254 | 2.5 | 135.6 | 191.4 | | hobson-lake | Hobson Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.58384 | -124.72272 | 3 | 134.9 | 190.6 | | chief-gray-lk-trail | Chief Gray Lk. Trail | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 53.58541 | -124.7221 | 3 | 134.8 | 190.6 | | fish-lake | Fish Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.59918 | -124.89092 | 8.2 | 145.1 | 224.5 | | fish-lake-south | Fish Lake South | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.59817 | -124.90053 | 8.9 | 145.8 | 223.7 | | knewstubb-lake | Knewstubb Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.57442 | -124.93907 | 11.5 | 148.9 | 221 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chief-gray-lake/. Guide for AI agents: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/llms.txt. Free API: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/