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title: "Genevieve Lake recreation site near Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Genevieve Lake: recreation site, 2 h 29 min from downtown Prince George. Canoeing and kayaking, boating, camping."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/genevieve-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/genevieve-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T17:22:28.837Z
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# Genevieve Lake

Recreation site, 2 h 29 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.25664,-122.2961) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1423) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/genevieve-lake/#map)

## About

> This recreation site offers a peaceful setting along the pebbled shores of Genevieve Lake. There are two main portions to this site with a total of 3 campsites between the two. These sites offer the basic amenities of tables, fire rings, and outhouses.

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

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling)
- [Boating](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=boating)
- [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

Travel 17.5kms south of Hixon, turn left onto the 700rd (near Dunkley Lumber Mill). At 712km turn right onto the 1200 Road and turn right again at 1222km to access the site. Access can be rough into the site. The site may also be accessible 25.5kms south of Hixon (left off the highway). The site is located 13kms in (rough access?).

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

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Tap a marker for details and directions. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

## Nearby

- [Genevieve Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/genevieve-lake-07j20a5/) Lake 1.1 km
- [Neck Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/neck-lake/) Lake 3.7 km
- [Jimmac Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/jimmac-lake/) Lake 5.6 km
- [Naver Creek](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/naver-creek/) Recreation site 8.7 km
- [Colebank Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/colebank-lake/) Lake 10 km
- [Yardley Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/yardley-lake/) Lake 12 km
- [Ahbau Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ahbau-lake-9tdriu5/) Lake 13 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 29 min, 108 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 5.4 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 79 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 3
- **Maintenance**: User Maintained
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.25664, -122.29610

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1423)
- [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/REC1423). Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.

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## 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/genevieve-lake

- **slug**: genevieve-lake
- **name**: Genevieve Lake
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 53.25664
- **lng**: -122.2961
- **kmFromCentre**: 79.3
- **driveKm**: 108
- **driveMinutes**: 148.7
- **offRoadMetres**: 5355
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: paddling, boating, camping
- **amenities**: 3 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Cartop boat launch
- **seasons**: summer
- **lake**: Genevieve Lake
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: This recreation site offers a peaceful setting along the pebbled shores of Genevieve Lake. There are two main portions to this site with a total of 3 campsites between the two. These sites offer the basic amenities of tables, fire rings, and outhouses.
- **directions**: Travel 17.5kms south of Hixon, turn left onto the 700rd (near Dunkley Lumber Mill). At 712km turn right onto the 1200 Road and turn right again at 1222km to access the site. Access can be rough into the site. The site may also be accessible 25.5kms south of Hixon (left off the highway). The site is located 13kms in (rough access?).
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/genevieve-lake/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1423>
- **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/REC1423 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| genevieve-lake-07j20a5 | Genevieve Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.24931 | -122.28508 | 1.1 | 80.3 | 108 |
| neck-lake | Neck Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.26772 | -122.348 | 3.7 | 76.9 | 92.9 |
| jimmac-lake | Jimmac Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.28235 | -122.36794 | 5.6 | 74.9 | 89.6 |
| naver-creek | Naver Creek | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming | Recreation site | 53.33194 | -122.25858 | 8.7 | 72.7 | 98.8 |
| colebank-lake | Colebank Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.31264 | -122.41906 | 10.3 | 70.7 | 86.4 |
| yardley-lake | Yardley Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.33285 | -122.41443 | 11.6 | 68.6 | 86.8 |
| ahbau-lake-9tdriu5 | Ahbau Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.26741 | -122.09858 | 13.2 | 84.1 | 113.9 |

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

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