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title: "Crater Lake: recreation site around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Crater Lake: recreation site, 4 h 10 min from downtown Prince George. Hiking, camping, fishing. 2 campsites, toilets, fire rings, free."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/crater-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/crater-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:38:45.861Z
---
# Crater Lake
Recreation site, 4 h 10 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=52.8625,-123.69367) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC2943) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/crater-lake/#map)
## About
> This is a small walk or ATV into campsite along the lake shore. The hill up to the site is a bit challenging but it is worth it to get to the lake. Small campsites and toilet located at the lake, great for tenting.
From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue).
## What’s there
### Activities
- [Hiking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hiking)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)
- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)
### Amenities
- 2 campsites
- Toilets
- Fire rings
- Free
As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue).
## Getting there
From Nazko, take the Michelle Bazekeo Road to the 9km mark, stay left onto the Bazekeo road to the 16km board, turn left onto the side road for 1km, trail head is on the left.
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
- [Marmot Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/marmot-lake/) Lake 11 km
- [Fishpot Lake South](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fishpot-lake-south/) Recreation site 11 km
- [Stump Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stump-lake/) Lake 11 km
- [Fishpot Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fishpot-lake/) Lake 12 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 4 h 10 min, 237 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 0.7 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 133 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 2
- **Maintenance**: User Maintained
- **Access**: Trail, Multi-Use
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 52.86250, -123.69367
## Links
- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC2943)
- [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/168083934)
- [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/REC2943). Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.
Source read 2 days ago
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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/crater-lake
- **slug**: crater-lake
- **name**: Crater Lake
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 52.8625
- **lng**: -123.69367
- **kmFromCentre**: 132.9
- **driveKm**: 237.3
- **driveMinutes**: 250.3
- **offRoadMetres**: 675
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: hiking, camping, fishing
- **amenities**: 2 campsites, Toilets, Fire rings, Free
- **seasons**: summer
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: This is a small walk or ATV into campsite along the lake shore. The hill up to the site is a bit challenging but it is worth it to get to the lake. Small campsites and toilet located at the lake, great for tenting.
- **directions**: From Nazko, take the Michelle Bazekeo Road to the 9km mark, stay left onto the Bazekeo road to the 16km board, turn left onto the side road for 1km, trail head is on the left.
- **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/REC2943 |
| OpenStreetMap | https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/168083934 |
#### nearby
| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| marmot-lake | Marmot Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 52.92282 | -123.56716 | 10.8 | 123.1 | 219.2 |
| fishpot-lake-south | Fishpot Lake South | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 52.94619 | -123.78493 | 11.1 | 127.9 | 237.3 |
| stump-lake | Stump Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 52.93541 | -123.57675 | 11.3 | 122.1 | 220.5 |
| fishpot-lake | Fishpot Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 52.95156 | -123.78397 | 11.6 | 127.4 | 237.3 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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