---
title: "Cobb Lake recreation site, 1 h 9 min from Prince George"
description: "Cobb Lake: recreation site, 1 h 9 min from downtown Prince George. Ice fishing, hunting, fishing, camping. 25 campsites, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cobb-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cobb-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:10:29.182Z
---

# Cobb Lake

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

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.96079,-123.56771) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1106) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cobb-lake/#map)

## About

> On the north shore of Cobb Lake, this site is usually accessible in winter for ice fishing. Pease note there is currently a voluntary restriction on power watercraft of 15Kw (9.9 HP).

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

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Ice fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=ice-fishing)
- [Hunting](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hunting)
- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)

### Amenities

- 25 campsites
- Toilets
- Picnic tables
- Fire rings
- Concrete boat launch
- Dock

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

## Getting there

Drive 6 km north up Finmore Road from Hwy 16. Turn right and drive 500m to site access road. The Finmore Road is located 34 kms east of Vanderhoof on Hwy 16.

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

- [Cobb Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cobb-lake-7vunmxv/) Lake 1.0 km
- [Brookside Resort](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/brookside-resort/) RV park 5.6 km
- [Cluculz Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cluculz-lake/) Lake 9.6 km
- [Bednesti Lake Resort](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bednesti-lake-resort/) RV park 14 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 1 h 9 min, 72 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 54 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 25
- **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 53.96079, -123.56771

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1106)
- [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/REC1106). 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/cobb-lake

- **slug**: cobb-lake
- **name**: Cobb Lake
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 53.96079
- **lng**: -123.56771
- **kmFromCentre**: 53.8
- **driveKm**: 71.6
- **driveMinutes**: 69.2
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: ice-fishing, hunting, fishing, camping
- **amenities**: 25 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Concrete boat launch, Dock
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: On the north shore of Cobb Lake, this site is usually accessible in winter for ice fishing. Pease note there is currently a voluntary restriction on power watercraft of 15Kw (9.9 HP).
- **directions**: Drive 6 km north up Finmore Road from Hwy 16. Turn right and drive 500m to site access road. The Finmore Road is located 34 kms east of Vanderhoof on Hwy 16.
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cobb-lake/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1106>
- **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/REC1106 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| cobb-lake-7vunmxv | Cobb Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.95564 | -123.5555 | 1 | 52.9 | 72.4 |
| brookside-resort | Brookside Resort | campgrounds | campgrounds | RV park | 53.91307 | -123.59386 | 5.6 | 55.3 | 66.2 |
| cluculz-lake | Cluculz Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.87442 | -123.57259 | 9.6 | 54.1 | 64.7 |
| bednesti-lake-resort | Bednesti Lake Resort | campgrounds | campgrounds | RV park | 53.87616 | -123.40569 | 14.2 | 43.2 | 52.4 |

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

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