--- title: "Gates Lake recreation site, 3 h 44 min from Prince George" description: "Gates Lake: recreation site, 3 h 44 min from downtown Prince George. Canoeing and kayaking, fishing, camping. 1 campsite, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/gates-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/gates-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T17:20:53.282Z --- # Gates Lake Recreation site, 3 h 44 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.67568,-123.4954) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC6064) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/gates-lake/#map) ## About > This small site offers space for one camping party and access to the lake via a short trail. The basic amenities of a table, fire ring and pit toilet are provided. From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## What’s there ### Activities - [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling) - [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) ### Amenities - 1 campsite - Toilets - Picnic tables - Fire rings As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## Getting there Travel ~75kms north of Prince George - Just past the Bear Lake Community take the first left onto the Davie Muskeg (200) FSR. Turn left at 277km onto the 8600 Road. The site is located on the left side of the road after a few km's at 8679km. 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 - [Gates Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/gates-lake-lp9yl35/) Lake 0.8 km - [Shiner Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/shiner-lake/) Lake 4.5 km - [Clarkston Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/clarkston-lake-ujtgy23/) Lake 5.1 km - [Clarkston Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/clarkston-lake/) Recreation site 5.5 km - [Lho Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lho-lakes/) Lake 5.5 km - [Carp Lake Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/carp-lake-park/) Provincial park 5.9 km - [Lho Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lho-lakes-xgna5v9/) Lake 6.8 km - [Whusnatsidzih Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/whusnatsidzih-lake/) Lake 7.0 km - **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 44 min, 144 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 97 km from downtown - **Campsites**: 1 - **Maintenance**: User Maintained - **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive - **Good for**: Summer - **Coordinates**: 54.67568, -123.49540 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC6064) - [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/REC6064). 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/gates-lake - **slug**: gates-lake - **name**: Gates Lake - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 54.67568 - **lng**: -123.4954 - **kmFromCentre**: 97.2 - **driveKm**: 143.9 - **driveMinutes**: 223.9 - **offRoadMetres**: _none_ - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: paddling, fishing, camping - **amenities**: 1 campsite, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings - **seasons**: summer - **lake**: Gates Lake - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: This small site offers space for one camping party and access to the lake via a short trail. The basic amenities of a table, fire ring and pit toilet are provided. - **directions**: Travel ~75kms north of Prince George - Just past the Bear Lake Community take the first left onto the Davie Muskeg (200) FSR. Turn left at 277km onto the 8600 Road. The site is located on the left side of the road after a few km's at 8679km. - **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/REC6064 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | gates-lake-lp9yl35 | Gates Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.66868 | -123.49283 | 0.8 | 96.5 | 143.7 | | shiner-lake | Shiner Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.69556 | -123.43385 | 4.5 | 97.3 | 142.1 | | clarkston-lake-ujtgy23 | Clarkston Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.70355 | -123.55758 | 5.1 | 101.9 | 147.6 | | clarkston-lake | Clarkston Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.70863 | -123.56024 | 5.5 | 102.5 | 148.3 | | lho-lakes | Lho Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.71581 | -123.44412 | 5.5 | 99.6 | 143.1 | | carp-lake-park | Carp Lake Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks, campgrounds, huts, swimming, boat-launches | Provincial park | 54.72096 | -123.44709 | 5.9 | 100.2 | 146.4 | | lho-lakes-xgna5v9 | Lho Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.72783 | -123.43999 | 6.8 | 100.7 | 148.1 | | whusnatsidzih-lake | Whusnatsidzih Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.6947 | -123.3924 | 7 | 96 | 141.9 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/gates-lake/. 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