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title: "Crescent Lake recreation site, 3 h 10 min from Prince George"
description: "Crescent Lake: recreation site, 3 h 10 min from downtown Prince George. Boating, wildlife viewing, fishing, camping."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/crescent-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/crescent-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T17:21:01.352Z
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# Crescent Lake
Recreation site, 3 h 10 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.27756,-121.89979) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC2660) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/crescent-lake/#map)
## About
> For those wanting to explore the country between Prince George and Wells, this small rec site with boat launch may be the perfect place to use as a base. With only 3 main campsites, the area is never really busy. Use can pick up during hunting season.
From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue).
## What’s there
### Activities
- [Boating](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=boating)
- [Wildlife viewing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=wildlife)
- [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 Highway 26 head North on the 2400 road. At 28km turn Left onto the 24P road, take the first right and follow this road for several kilometers. The access road 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
- [Crescent Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/crescent-lake-3zy3cfg/) Lake 0.4 km
- [Boat launch on Ahbau Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-launch-on-ahbau-lake/) Boat launch 12 km
- [Ahbau Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ahbau-lake/) Recreation site 12 km
- [Ahbau Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ahbau-lake-9tdriu5/) Lake 13 km
- [Stephen Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stephen-lake/) Lake 14 km
- [Rond Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/rond-lake/) Lake 14 km
- [Stony Lake East](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stony-lake-east/) Recreation site 15 km
- [Hay Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hay-lake/) Lake 15 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 10 min, 132 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 2.8 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 91 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 3
- **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive, Motorhome
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 53.27756, -121.89979
## Links
- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC2660)
- [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/REC2660). Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.
Source read 2 days ago
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## More in Explore
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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/crescent-lake
- **slug**: crescent-lake
- **name**: Crescent Lake
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 53.27756
- **lng**: -121.89979
- **kmFromCentre**: 90.6
- **driveKm**: 131.9
- **driveMinutes**: 189.6
- **offRoadMetres**: 2838
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: boating, wildlife, fishing, camping
- **amenities**: 3 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: Crescent Lake
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: For those wanting to explore the country between Prince George and Wells, this small rec site with boat launch may be the perfect place to use as a base. With only 3 main campsites, the area is never really busy. Use can pick up during hunting season.
- **directions**: From Highway 26 head North on the 2400 road. At 28km turn Left onto the 24P road, take the first right and follow this road for several kilometers. The access road 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/REC2660 |
#### nearby
| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| crescent-lake-3zy3cfg | Crescent Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.27448 | -121.90134 | 0.4 | 90.8 | 131.9 |
| boat-launch-on-ahbau-lake | Boat launch on Ahbau Lake | boat-launches | boat-launches | Boat launch | 53.29755 | -122.07882 | 12.1 | 81.9 | 118.8 |
| ahbau-lake | Ahbau Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.30319 | -122.07864 | 12.2 | 81.4 | 118 |
| ahbau-lake-9tdriu5 | Ahbau Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.26741 | -122.09858 | 13.3 | 84.1 | 113.9 |
| stephen-lake | Stephen Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.3864 | -121.79855 | 13.8 | 86.1 | 243.8 |
| rond-lake | Rond Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.39523 | -121.8221 | 14.1 | 84.3 | 150.3 |
| stony-lake-east | Stony Lake East | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.40348 | -121.83072 | 14.7 | 83.2 | 149.2 |
| hay-lake | Hay Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.3564 | -122.08394 | 15 | 76.2 | 119.5 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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