--- title: "Dolphin Lake recreation site, 3 h 48 min from Prince George" description: "Dolphin Lake: recreation site, 3 h 48 min from downtown Prince George. Boating, canoeing and kayaking, fishing, camping." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/dolphin-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/dolphin-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T17:20:53.582Z --- # Dolphin Lake Recreation site, 3 h 48 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.82038,-124.45792) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1390) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/dolphin-lake/#map) ## About > A small, 5 unit open site with gravel boat launch and day use parking. Good Rainbow Trout fishing. From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## What’s there ### Activities - [Boating](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=boating) - [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling) - [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) ### Amenities - 5 campsites - Toilets - Picnic tables - Fire rings - Cartop boat launch As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## Getting there Turn left (west) onto the Germansen- Hat Forest Service Road located at 41 km on the Germansen Landing North Road. At this point you are at 39 km on the Germansen-Hat FSR. Stay on the main road and drive to 59 km to the intersection of the Hat FSR and the Dolphin Main. Drive a further 6 km on the Dolphin Main to the site. Be aware that during the week this is an active haul road with logging truck traffic. 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 - [Dolphin Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/dolphin-lake-hxxvbhh/) Lake 1.3 km - [Dem Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/dem-lake/) Recreation site 5.4 km - [Dem Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/dem-lake-cr61ihh/) Lake 5.8 km - [Tezzeron Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tezzeron-mountain/) Summit 11 km - [Tezzeron Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tezzeron-lake-eucta9e/) Lake 12 km - [Hat Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hat-lake/) Lake 12 km - **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 48 min, 222 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 14 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 149 km from downtown - **Campsites**: 5 - **Maintenance**: User Maintained - **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive - **Good for**: Summer - **Coordinates**: 54.82038, -124.45792 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1390) - [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/REC1390). 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/dolphin-lake - **slug**: dolphin-lake - **name**: Dolphin Lake - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 54.82038 - **lng**: -124.45792 - **kmFromCentre**: 149.4 - **driveKm**: 222.4 - **driveMinutes**: 227.9 - **offRoadMetres**: 13642 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: boating, paddling, fishing, camping - **amenities**: 5 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Cartop boat launch - **seasons**: summer - **lake**: Dolphin Lake - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: A small, 5 unit open site with gravel boat launch and day use parking. Good Rainbow Trout fishing. - **directions**: Turn left (west) onto the Germansen- Hat Forest Service Road located at 41 km on the Germansen Landing North Road. At this point you are at 39 km on the Germansen-Hat FSR. Stay on the main road and drive to 59 km to the intersection of the Hat FSR and the Dolphin Main. Drive a further 6 km on the Dolphin Main to the site. Be aware that during the week this is an active haul road with logging truck traffic. - **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/REC1390 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | dolphin-lake-hxxvbhh | Dolphin Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.82806 | -124.44275 | 1.3 | 149.3 | 222.4 | | dem-lake | Dem Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.77214 | -124.46707 | 5.4 | 146.4 | 222.1 | | dem-lake-cr61ihh | Dem Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.76821 | -124.44892 | 5.8 | 145.2 | 211 | | tezzeron-mountain | Tezzeron Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 54.73374 | -124.36412 | 11.4 | 138.6 | 211 | | tezzeron-lake-eucta9e | Tezzeron Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.71443 | -124.46628 | 11.8 | 142.3 | 211 | | hat-lake | Hat Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.7743 | -124.28555 | 12.2 | 137.8 | 209.6 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/dolphin-lake/. 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