--- title: "Cutoff Creek: recreation site around Prince George" description: "Cutoff Creek: recreation site, 3 h 40 min from downtown Prince George. Hunting, boating, canoeing and kayaking, camping." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cutoff-creek/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cutoff-creek.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:33:48.624Z --- # Cutoff Creek Recreation site, 3 h 40 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.70326,-124.80614) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1097) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cutoff-creek/#map) ## About > A 5 unit site on a treed flat overlooking the Nechako River. Good pull-out spot for canoe trips from below Cheslatta Falls. From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## What’s there ### Activities - [Hunting](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hunting) - [Boating](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=boating) - [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) ### Amenities - 5 campsites - Toilets - Picnic tables - Fire rings - Concrete boat launch As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## Getting there Drive south from Vanderhoof on the Kenney Dam Road to 72 km. Turn right(west) onto the site access road. 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 - [Copley Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/copley-lake/) Lake 4.8 km - [Rognaas Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/rognaas-lake/) Lake 8.0 km - [Bentzi Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bentzi-lake/) Lake 8.7 km - [Targe Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/targe-lake/) Lake 9.3 km - [Lorne Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lorne-lake/) Lake 10 km - [Nechako Canyon Protected Area](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/nechako-canyon-protected-area/) Protected Area 10 km - [Triangle Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/triangle-lake/) Lake 11 km - [Cheslatta Falls](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cheslatta-falls/) Waterfall 11 km - **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 40 min, 238 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 137 km from downtown - **Campsites**: 5 - **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard - **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 53.70326, -124.80614 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1097) - [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/REC1097). Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data. 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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/cutoff-creek - **slug**: cutoff-creek - **name**: Cutoff Creek - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 53.70326 - **lng**: -124.80614 - **kmFromCentre**: 137.1 - **driveKm**: 238.2 - **driveMinutes**: 220 - **offRoadMetres**: _none_ - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: hunting, boating, paddling, camping - **amenities**: 5 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Concrete boat launch - **seasons**: summer, winter - **lake**: _none_ - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: A 5 unit site on a treed flat overlooking the Nechako River. Good pull-out spot for canoe trips from below Cheslatta Falls. - **directions**: Drive south from Vanderhoof on the Kenney Dam Road to 72 km. Turn right(west) onto the site access road. - **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/REC1097 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | copley-lake | Copley Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.74598 | -124.80249 | 4.8 | 136 | 167.8 | | rognaas-lake | Rognaas Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.77278 | -124.83977 | 8 | 138 | 190.7 | | bentzi-lake | Bentzi Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.76922 | -124.87671 | 8.7 | 140.5 | 193.7 | | targe-lake | Targe Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.74984 | -124.92378 | 9.3 | 143.9 | 196.2 | | lorne-lake | Lorne Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.78364 | -124.72802 | 10.3 | 130.6 | 161.8 | | nechako-canyon-protected-area | Nechako Canyon Protected Area | provincial-parks | provincial-parks | Protected Area | 53.64255 | -124.92713 | 10.4 | 146.3 | 210.8 | | triangle-lake | Triangle Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.79533 | -124.76901 | 10.5 | 133.1 | 185.8 | | cheslatta-falls | Cheslatta Falls | waterfalls | waterfalls | Waterfall | 53.64625 | -124.94029 | 10.9 | 147 | 210.8 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cutoff-creek/. 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