---
title: "Davie Lake South: recreation site around Prince George"
description: "Davie Lake South: recreation site on Davie Lake, 1 h 6 min from downtown Prince George. Hunting, camping, boating."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/davie-lake-south/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/davie-lake-south.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:14:00.354Z
---

# Davie Lake South

Recreation site on Davie Lake, 1 h 6 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.51499,-122.73314) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1130) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/davie-lake-south/#map)

## About

> This popular site is enjoyed by many recreational enthusiasts and the local community for swimming, camping and fishing. It sees heavy use throughout the entire snow free season. The site offers 11 campsites in an open environment with good access to the lake via a gravel boat launch.

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)
- [Boating](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=boating)

### Amenities

- 11 campsites
- Toilets
- Picnic tables
- Fire rings
- Gravel boat launch

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

## Getting there

Travel 74kms north of Prince George. Turn left on to the Davie Lake Rd (2nd left as you pass by the Bear Lake Community). The site is 3.3kms off the highway.

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

- [Davie Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/davie-lake/) Lake 2.4 km
- [Grizzly Inn Motel & RV Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/grizzly-inn-motel-rv-park/) RV park 3.8 km
- [Bear Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bear-lake/) Lake 5.6 km
- [Fisher Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fisher-lake/) Recreation site 6.0 km
- [Crooked River Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/crooked-river-park/) Provincial park 6.1 km
- [Fisher Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fisher-lake-zz2il1y/) Lake 6.2 km
- [Dominion Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/dominion-lake/) Lake 7.2 km
- [Hart Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hart-lake/) Lake 7.3 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 1 h 6 min, 78 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 67 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 11
- **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive, Motorhome
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 54.51499, -122.73314

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1130)
- [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/REC1130). 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/davie-lake-south

- **slug**: davie-lake-south
- **name**: Davie Lake South
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 54.51499
- **lng**: -122.73314
- **kmFromCentre**: 66.5
- **driveKm**: 78.3
- **driveMinutes**: 66.1
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: hunting, camping, boating
- **amenities**: 11 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Gravel boat launch
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: Davie Lake
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: This popular site is enjoyed by many recreational enthusiasts and the local community for swimming, camping and fishing. It sees heavy use throughout the entire snow free season. The site offers 11 campsites in an open environment with good access to the lake via a gravel boat launch.
- **directions**: Travel 74kms north of Prince George. Turn left on to the Davie Lake Rd (2nd left as you pass by the Bear Lake Community). The site is 3.3kms off the highway.
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/davie-lake-south/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1130>
- **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/REC1130 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| davie-lake | Davie Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.5351 | -122.74511 | 2.4 | 68.7 | 79.9 |
| grizzly-inn-motel-rv-park | Grizzly Inn Motel & RV Park | campgrounds | campgrounds | RV park | 54.49625 | -122.68355 | 3.8 | 64.5 | 74.2 |
| bear-lake | Bear Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.47688 | -122.67669 | 5.6 | 62.4 | 73.9 |
| fisher-lake | Fisher Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 54.50667 | -122.82419 | 6 | 65.7 | 89.1 |
| crooked-river-park | Crooked River Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks, campgrounds, swimming | Provincial park | 54.47323 | -122.67132 | 6.1 | 62 | 74.5 |
| fisher-lake-zz2il1y | Fisher Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.5005 | -122.82514 | 6.2 | 65.1 | 88.6 |
| dominion-lake | Dominion Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.45206 | -122.70498 | 7.2 | 59.6 | 71.8 |
| hart-lake | Hart Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.4686 | -122.65333 | 7.3 | 61.6 | 70.7 |

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

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