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title: "Chubb Lake recreation site, 1 h 9 min from Prince George"
description: "Chubb Lake: recreation site, 1 h 9 min from downtown Prince George. Swimming, fishing, camping. 9 campsites, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chubb-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chubb-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:10:24.713Z
---

# Chubb Lake

Recreation site, 1 h 9 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.28231,-122.56914) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1163) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chubb-lake/#map)

## About

> This easily accessible site is enjoyed year round for camping, swimming, fishing and ice fishing. There are 3 camping areas located immediately adjacent to the access road, and another 6 within the main portion of the site.

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

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Swimming](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=swimming)
- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)

### Amenities

- 9 campsites
- Toilets
- Picnic tables
- Fire rings
- Gravel boat launch
- Dock

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

## Getting there

This site is located south of Prince George off Highway 97. At ~9kms south of Hixon turn right (follow the Chubb Lake Bible camp sign). Take the next left (100m) and continue until you reach the the "Y" in the road, keep to the right. At ~7km turn right and the site is within 1km.

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

- [Chubb Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chubb-lake-7c3ndh4/) Lake 0.7 km
- [Nelson Kenny Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/nelson-kenny-lake/) Lake 3.5 km
- [Lazaroff Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lazaroff-lake/) Lake 8.4 km
- [Colebank Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/colebank-lake/) Lake 11 km
- [Yardley Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/yardley-lake/) Lake 12 km
- [Cottonwood River Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cottonwood-river-park/) Provincial park 13 km
- [Jimmac Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/jimmac-lake/) Lake 13 km
- [Neck Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/neck-lake/) Lake 15 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 1 h 9 min, 79 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 72 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 9
- **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.28231, -122.56914

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1163)
- [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/REC1163). Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.

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## 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/chubb-lake

- **slug**: chubb-lake
- **name**: Chubb Lake
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 53.28231
- **lng**: -122.56914
- **kmFromCentre**: 71.6
- **driveKm**: 78.9
- **driveMinutes**: 68.7
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: swimming, fishing, camping
- **amenities**: 9 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Gravel boat launch, Dock
- **seasons**: summer
- **lake**: Chubb Lake
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: This easily accessible site is enjoyed year round for camping, swimming, fishing and ice fishing. There are 3 camping areas located immediately adjacent to the access road, and another 6 within the main portion of the site.
- **directions**: This site is located south of Prince George off Highway 97. At ~9kms south of Hixon turn right (follow the Chubb Lake Bible camp sign). Take the next left (100m) and continue until you reach the the "Y" in the road, keep to the right. At ~7km turn right and the site is within 1km.
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chubb-lake/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1163>
- **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/REC1163 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| chubb-lake-7c3ndh4 | Chubb Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.277 | -122.56498 | 0.7 | 72.2 | 79.1 |
| nelson-kenny-lake | Nelson Kenny Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.2509 | -122.56101 | 3.5 | 75.1 | 84 |
| lazaroff-lake | Lazaroff Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.22641 | -122.654 | 8.4 | 77.1 | 97.4 |
| colebank-lake | Colebank Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.31264 | -122.41906 | 10.5 | 70.7 | 86.4 |
| yardley-lake | Yardley Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.33285 | -122.41443 | 11.7 | 68.6 | 86.8 |
| cottonwood-river-park | Cottonwood River Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks | Provincial park | 53.17096 | -122.4903 | 13.4 | 84.7 | 96.8 |
| jimmac-lake | Jimmac Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.28235 | -122.36794 | 13.4 | 74.9 | 89.6 |
| neck-lake | Neck Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.26772 | -122.348 | 14.8 | 76.9 | 92.9 |

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

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