--- title: "Cleswuncut Lake recreation site near Prince George" description: "Cleswuncut Lake: recreation site, 1 h 41 min from downtown Prince George. Hunting, camping, fishing. 1 campsite, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cleswuncut-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cleswuncut-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:13:11.443Z --- # Cleswuncut Lake Recreation site, 1 h 41 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.35207,-123.1013) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1154) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cleswuncut-lake/#map) ## About > This small site offers space for one camp and provides a table, fire ring and pit toilet. Small car-top boats and canoes can be launched from the shore. Angling opportunities are likely limited to coarse fish, but rainbow trout may be present. From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## What’s there ### Activities - [Hunting](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hunting) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) - [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing) ### Amenities - 1 campsite - Toilets - Picnic tables - Fire rings - Cartop boat launch - Free As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## Getting there Travel west of Prince George and turn left onto the Blackwater Rd - proceed 27kms until you reach the Baldy Hughes community. The highway turns to gravel and begins at 0km. The site is located at 34km. 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 - [Cleswuncut Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cleswuncut-lake-uxld7oo/) Lake 0.3 km - [Blackwater Canyon](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/blackwater-canyon/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 6.0 km - [A.M.H.T. Parking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/a-m-h-t-parking/) Recreation site 6.1 km - [Blackwater River Crossing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/blackwater-river-crossing/) Recreation site 7.5 km - [Punchaw Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/punchaw-lake/) Recreation site 9.3 km - [Punchaw Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/punchaw-lake-43y1s7i/) Lake 9.4 km - **Drive from downtown**: 1 h 41 min, 74 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 67 km from downtown - **Campsites**: 1 - **Maintenance**: User Maintained - **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 53.35207, -123.10130 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1154) - [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/168083932) - [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/REC1154). Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data. Source read 2 days ago [Report a problem](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/feedback/?kind=correction&page=%2Foutdoors%2Fcleswuncut-lake%2F&subject=Outdoors%3A+Cleswuncut+Lake) ## More in Explore [See all in Explore](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/browse/#explore) - [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/cleswuncut-lake - **slug**: cleswuncut-lake - **name**: Cleswuncut Lake - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 53.35207 - **lng**: -123.1013 - **kmFromCentre**: 67 - **driveKm**: 74.1 - **driveMinutes**: 101.1 - **offRoadMetres**: _none_ - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: hunting, camping, fishing - **amenities**: 1 campsite, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Cartop boat launch, Free - **seasons**: summer, winter - **lake**: Cleswuncut Lake - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: This small site offers space for one camp and provides a table, fire ring and pit toilet. Small car-top boats and canoes can be launched from the shore. Angling opportunities are likely limited to coarse fish, but rainbow trout may be present. - **directions**: Travel west of Prince George and turn left onto the Blackwater Rd - proceed 27kms until you reach the Baldy Hughes community. The highway turns to gravel and begins at 0km. The site is located at 34km. - **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/REC1154 | | OpenStreetMap | https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/168083932 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | cleswuncut-lake-uxld7oo | Cleswuncut Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.35057 | -123.0971 | 0.3 | 67 | 74.3 | | blackwater-canyon | Blackwater Canyon | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 53.29901 | -123.08652 | 6 | 72.2 | 82.7 | | a-m-h-t-parking | A.M.H.T. Parking | rec-sites | rec-sites | Recreation site | 53.30254 | -123.13936 | 6.1 | 73 | 80.5 | | blackwater-river-crossing | Blackwater River Crossing | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.28901 | -123.14017 | 7.5 | 74.4 | 82.3 | | punchaw-lake | Punchaw Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.42557 | -123.03553 | 9.3 | 57.8 | 63.7 | | punchaw-lake-43y1s7i | Punchaw Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.42156 | -123.01952 | 9.4 | 57.9 | 70 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cleswuncut-lake/. Guide for AI agents: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/llms.txt. Free API: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/