--- title: "Fish Lake North: recreation site around Prince George" description: "Fish Lake North: recreation site on Fish Lake, 1 h 59 min from downtown Prince George. Hunting, fishing, camping." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fish-lake-north/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fish-lake-north.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:13:11.530Z --- # Fish Lake North Recreation site on Fish Lake, 1 h 59 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.23252,-124.18072) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1109) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fish-lake-north/#map) ## About > A 3 unit site on a small lake. Cartop boat launch. From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## What’s there ### Activities - [Hunting](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hunting) - [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) ### Amenities - 3 campsites - Toilets - Picnic tables - Fire rings - Cartop boat launch - Free As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## Getting there Driving north on Hwy 27 from Vanderhoof,turn right on the Fish Lake North Forest Service Road,(Echo Lake Bible Camp Road). Drive a further 3.5 kms to site. 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 - [Fish Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fish-lake-b3bmcu1/) Lake 0.6 km - [Echo Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/echo-lake-m04yb70/) Lake 2.5 km - [Fort St James Snowmobile Trails](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fort-st-james-snowmobile-trails/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 6.8 km - [Circum Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/circum-lake/) Lake 7.0 km - [Looncall Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/looncall-lake/) Lake 9.9 km - [Expected Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/expected-lake/) Lake 11 km - [Fountain Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fountain-lake/) Lake 11 km - [Wonder Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/wonder-lake/) Lake 12 km - **Drive from downtown**: 1 h 59 min, 136 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 1.3 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 100 km from downtown - **Campsites**: 3 - **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard - **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 54.23252, -124.18072 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1109) - [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/168081472) - [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/REC1109). Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data. Source read 2 days ago [Report a problem](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/feedback/?kind=correction&page=%2Foutdoors%2Ffish-lake-north%2F&subject=Outdoors%3A+Fish+Lake+North) ## More in Explore [See all in Explore](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/browse/#explore) - [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/fish-lake-north - **slug**: fish-lake-north - **name**: Fish Lake North - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 54.23252 - **lng**: -124.18072 - **kmFromCentre**: 99.7 - **driveKm**: 136.1 - **driveMinutes**: 118.6 - **offRoadMetres**: 1294 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: hunting, fishing, camping - **amenities**: 3 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Cartop boat launch, Free - **seasons**: summer, winter - **lake**: Fish Lake - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: A 3 unit site on a small lake. Cartop boat launch. - **directions**: Driving north on Hwy 27 from Vanderhoof,turn right on the Fish Lake North Forest Service Road,(Echo Lake Bible Camp Road). Drive a further 3.5 kms to site. - **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/REC1109 | | OpenStreetMap | https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/168081472 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | fish-lake-b3bmcu1 | Fish Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.23711 | -124.17724 | 0.6 | 99.7 | 136.1 | | echo-lake-m04yb70 | Echo Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.23341 | -124.21908 | 2.5 | 102.1 | 135.9 | | fort-st-james-snowmobile-trails | Fort St James Snowmobile Trails | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 54.27396 | -124.2577 | 6.8 | 106 | 140.2 | | circum-lake | Circum Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.17913 | -124.12368 | 7 | 94.3 | 127.4 | | looncall-lake | Looncall Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.31274 | -124.24637 | 9.9 | 107 | 145.5 | | expected-lake | Expected Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.16066 | -124.06261 | 11.1 | 89.9 | 129.3 | | fountain-lake | Fountain Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.16977 | -124.04173 | 11.4 | 88.9 | 132 | | wonder-lake | Wonder Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.16121 | -124.03955 | 12.1 | 88.5 | 132.4 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fish-lake-north/. 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