--- title: "Gataiga Lake recreation site, 2 h 7 min from Prince George" description: "Gataiga Lake: recreation site, 2 h 7 min from downtown Prince George. Picnics, boating, canoeing and kayaking, camping." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/gataiga-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/gataiga-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T17:22:28.318Z --- # Gataiga Lake Recreation site, 2 h 7 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=55.22953,-123.07047) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1175) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/gataiga-lake/#map) ## About > This small, popular site is within 15 minutes of Mackenzie and offers space for 3 overnight or day use parties. There is access to the lake for small boats via an unimproved boat launch. The basic amenities of tables, fire rings and pit toilets are provided. From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## What’s there ### Activities - [Picnics](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=picnics) - [Boating](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=boating) - [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) ### Amenities - 3 campsites - Toilets - Picnic tables - Fire rings - Cartop boat launch As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## Getting there The site is located ~12kms before entering the town of Mackenzie. The site is 15.4kms from the junction of Highway 97N & Highway 39. The site is located on the east side of Highway 39 within approx. 1.5 km of 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 - [Gataiga Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/gataiga-lake-fec6bqp/) Lake 0.8 km - [Pack River](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pack-river/) Recreation site 13 km - [Grayling Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/grayling-lake/) Lake 13 km - [Tudyah Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tudyah-lake/) Recreation site 13 km - [Windy Point Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/windy-point-lake/) Recreation site 14 km - [Bruce Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bruce-lake/) Lake 14 km - [Mackenzie Junction Rv Park & Rooms](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mackenzie-junction-rv-park-rooms/) RV park 14 km - **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 7 min, 170 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 147 km from downtown - **Campsites**: 3 - **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard - **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive - **Good for**: Summer - **Coordinates**: 55.22953, -123.07047 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1175) - [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/REC1175). 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/gataiga-lake - **slug**: gataiga-lake - **name**: Gataiga Lake - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 55.22953 - **lng**: -123.07047 - **kmFromCentre**: 147.4 - **driveKm**: 169.5 - **driveMinutes**: 126.8 - **offRoadMetres**: _none_ - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: picnics, boating, paddling, camping - **amenities**: 3 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Cartop boat launch - **seasons**: summer - **lake**: _none_ - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: This small, popular site is within 15 minutes of Mackenzie and offers space for 3 overnight or day use parties. There is access to the lake for small boats via an unimproved boat launch. The basic amenities of tables, fire rings and pit toilets are provided. - **directions**: The site is located ~12kms before entering the town of Mackenzie. The site is 15.4kms from the junction of Highway 97N & Highway 39. The site is located on the east side of Highway 39 within approx. 1.5 km of the highway. - **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/REC1175 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | gataiga-lake-fec6bqp | Gataiga Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 55.22945 | -123.05759 | 0.8 | 147.3 | 169 | | pack-river | Pack River | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 55.11954 | -123.11548 | 12.6 | 135.8 | 161.1 | | grayling-lake | Grayling Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 55.13512 | -123.19198 | 13 | 138.4 | 172.3 | | tudyah-lake | Tudyah Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 55.11459 | -123.02283 | 13.1 | 134.3 | 153.6 | | windy-point-lake | Windy Point Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 55.11524 | -122.98711 | 13.8 | 134.1 | 152.6 | | bruce-lake | Bruce Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 55.14259 | -122.9135 | 13.9 | 136.7 | 159.2 | | mackenzie-junction-rv-park-rooms | Mackenzie Junction Rv Park & Rooms | campgrounds | campgrounds | RV park | 55.11823 | -122.96069 | 14.2 | 134.3 | 154.1 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/gataiga-lake/. 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