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title: "Fishhook Lake recreation site, 1 h 29 min from Prince George"
description: "Fishhook Lake: recreation site, 1 h 29 min from downtown Prince George. Canoeing and kayaking, camping, fishing."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fishhook-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fishhook-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:07:37.950Z
---

# Fishhook Lake

Recreation site, 1 h 29 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.64516,-122.58878) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1310) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fishhook-lake/#map)

## About

> This site is in close proximity to the highway (8km) and offers 4 semi-private campsites with the basic amenities of tables, fire rings and a pit toilet. There is a natural boat launch that offers access to the lake for small car-topper type boats. Anglers may have success catching rainbow trout and coarse fish.

From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue).

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)
- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)

### Amenities

- 4 campsites
- Toilets
- Picnic tables
- Fire rings
- Cartop boat launch

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

## Getting there

Drive approximately 85 Km on highway 97 North and turn right on Chuchinka Red Rocky/Colbourne (2000) FSR. Keep left at the first main junction, and the site is at 832km. There is alternate access through the 700/800 Rd (south of Bear Lake - Winton Global Mill access road). Please note that this area is extremely busy with industrial traffic. The use of 2-way radios is highly recommended. Please drive cautiously at all times and be aware of high volumes of heavy industrial 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

- [Fishhook Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fishhook-lake-1z6bv19/) Lake 1.0 km
- [Horseshoe Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/horseshoe-lake/) Lake 1.9 km
- [Tacheeda Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tacheeda-lakes/) Lake 5.2 km
- [Bills Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bills-lake/) Lake 6.4 km
- [Easter Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/easter-lakes-hp3j52s/) Lake 6.9 km
- [Tacheeda Lakes Middle](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tacheeda-lakes-middle/) Recreation site 7.3 km
- [Easter Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/easter-lakes/) Lake 7.3 km
- [Tacheeda Lookout Trail](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tacheeda-lookout-trail/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 7.8 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 1 h 29 min, 98 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 82 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 4
- **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 54.64516, -122.58878

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1310)
- [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/REC1310). Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.

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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/)
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- [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/fishhook-lake

- **slug**: fishhook-lake
- **name**: Fishhook Lake
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 54.64516
- **lng**: -122.58878
- **kmFromCentre**: 81.6
- **driveKm**: 97.8
- **driveMinutes**: 89.3
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: paddling, camping, fishing
- **amenities**: 4 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Cartop boat launch
- **seasons**: summer
- **lake**: Fishhook Lake
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: This site is in close proximity to the highway (8km) and offers 4 semi-private campsites with the basic amenities of tables, fire rings and a pit toilet. There is a natural boat launch that offers access to the lake for small car-topper type boats. Anglers may have success catching rainbow trout and coarse fish.
- **directions**: Drive approximately 85 Km on highway 97 North and turn right on Chuchinka Red Rocky/Colbourne (2000) FSR. Keep left at the first main junction, and the site is at 832km. There is alternate access through the 700/800 Rd (south of Bear Lake - Winton Global Mill access road). Please note that this area is extremely busy with industrial traffic. The use of 2-way radios is highly recommended. Please drive cautiously at all times and be aware of high volumes of heavy industrial traffic.
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fishhook-lake/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1310>
- **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/REC1310 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| fishhook-lake-1z6bv19 | Fishhook Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.63832 | -122.598 | 1 | 80.8 | 96.7 |
| horseshoe-lake | Horseshoe Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.65433 | -122.56352 | 1.9 | 82.9 | 99 |
| tacheeda-lakes | Tacheeda Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.68951 | -122.56363 | 5.2 | 86.7 | 103.8 |
| bills-lake | Bills Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.64508 | -122.48944 | 6.4 | 82.7 | 99.4 |
| easter-lakes-hp3j52s | Easter Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.58443 | -122.60922 | 6.9 | 74.8 | 103.2 |
| tacheeda-lakes-middle | Tacheeda Lakes Middle | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.70207 | -122.53224 | 7.3 | 88.4 | 106.4 |
| easter-lakes | Easter Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.5844 | -122.63196 | 7.3 | 74.6 | 103.2 |
| tacheeda-lookout-trail | Tacheeda Lookout Trail | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 54.68182 | -122.48586 | 7.8 | 86.7 | 106 |

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

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