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title: "Chisel Lake recreation site, 3 h 23 min from Prince George"
description: "Chisel Lake: recreation site, 3 h 23 min from downtown Prince George. Wildlife viewing, boating, fishing, camping."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chisel-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chisel-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:32:43.574Z
---

# Chisel Lake

Recreation site, 3 h 23 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.17906,-121.35829) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC2659) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chisel-lake/#map)

## About

> If Atan is full, this small rec site offers a few more campsites on a nice mountain lake. It is only a few more kilometers down the road from Atan, and is often less busy.

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

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Wildlife viewing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=wildlife)
- [Boating](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=boating)
- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)

### Amenities

- 3 campsites
- Toilets
- Picnic tables
- Fire rings

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

## Getting there

From Wells take the Bowron Lake Road, turn onto the \*new\* 2900 road and follow for 7.5km. Access is on the left. Use caution, the access road is steep with limited room to turn around. Scout the area first. The new 2900 road access is located ~1km north of the old 2900 road on the Bowron Lake road, directly across from the 2400 road (Twin Sisters) turn off.

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

- [Chisel Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chisel-lake-8dq2pyt/) Lake 0.2 km
- [Atan Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/atan-lake/) Recreation site 2.3 km
- [Atan Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/atan-lake-ioe6etu/) Lake 2.3 km
- [Swan Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/swan-lake/) Lake 3.9 km
- [Quesnel Highland](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/quesnel-highland-summit-we3ze3s/) Summit 5.4 km
- [Bowron Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bowron-lake/) Lake 5.7 km
- [Iltzul Ridge](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/iltzul-ridge-summit/) Summit 6.9 km
- [Devils Club Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/devils-club-mountain/) Summit 7.6 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 23 min, 204 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 5.1 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 123 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 3
- **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 53.17906, -121.35829

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC2659)
- [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/REC2659). 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/chisel-lake

- **slug**: chisel-lake
- **name**: Chisel Lake
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 53.17906
- **lng**: -121.35829
- **kmFromCentre**: 123.2
- **driveKm**: 204
- **driveMinutes**: 202.6
- **offRoadMetres**: 5087
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: wildlife, boating, fishing, camping
- **amenities**: 3 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: Chisel Lake
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: If Atan is full, this small rec site offers a few more campsites on a nice mountain lake. It is only a few more kilometers down the road from Atan, and is often less busy.
- **directions**: From Wells take the Bowron Lake Road, turn onto the *new* 2900 road and follow for 7.5km. Access is on the left. Use caution, the access road is steep with limited room to turn around. Scout the area first. The new 2900 road access is located ~1km north of the old 2900 road on the Bowron Lake road, directly across from the 2400 road (Twin Sisters) turn off.
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chisel-lake/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC2659>
- **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/REC2659 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| chisel-lake-8dq2pyt | Chisel Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.18124 | -121.3581 | 0.2 | 123.1 | 204 |
| atan-lake | Atan Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.19249 | -121.38365 | 2.3 | 121 | 204 |
| atan-lake-ioe6etu | Atan Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.19354 | -121.3822 | 2.3 | 121 | 204 |
| swan-lake | Swan Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.17857 | -121.29985 | 3.9 | 126.2 | 204 |
| quesnel-highland-summit-we3ze3s | Quesnel Highland | summits | summits | Summit | 53.1323 | -121.38103 | 5.4 | 125.7 | 204 |
| bowron-lake | Bowron Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.23006 | -121.35661 | 5.7 | 119.6 | 214.2 |
| iltzul-ridge-summit | Iltzul Ridge | summits | summits | Summit | 53.15989 | -121.25916 | 6.9 | 129.6 | 204 |
| devils-club-mountain | Devils Club Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.24702 | -121.36284 | 7.6 | 118 | 214.2 |

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

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