--- title: "Goose Lake recreation site, 1 h 56 min from Prince George" description: "Goose Lake: recreation site, 1 h 56 min from downtown Prince George. Wildlife viewing, camping, hunting. 4 campsites, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/goose-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/goose-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:10:50.302Z --- # Goose Lake Recreation site, 1 h 56 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.76294,-122.59667) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1141) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/goose-lake/#map) ## About > This rec site features two separate sites within 2 km of each other. Each site offers space for two camping parties and provides the basic amenities of tables, fire rings and outhouses. Both sites feature small natural boat launches suitable for car top boats, but small trailered boats would be doable at both sites. From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## What’s there ### Activities - [Wildlife viewing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=wildlife) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) - [Hunting](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hunting) ### Amenities - 4 campsites - Toilets - Picnic tables - Fire rings - Cartop boat launch - Free As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## Getting there From Bear Lake, travel north on Highway 97 until you reach the Firth Lake/Hambone Connector FSR. Follow this road for approx. 15 km and turn left when you reach the junction with the Hambone FSR. The first site is within 0.5 km at the 15 km mark and the second site is a right turn at 17 km. Please note that the second site has a sharp/steep turnaround and is not suitable for larger vehicles. Please note that this area is extremely busy with industrial traffic. The use of 2-way radios is highly recommended. 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 - [Goose Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/goose-lake-iusc01a/) Lake 0.9 km - [Cat Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cat-lake/) Recreation site 2.3 km - [Hambone Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hambone-lake/) Recreation site 3.6 km - [Hambone Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hambone-lake-aroaobj/) Lake 4.2 km - [Tacheeda Lakes Ne](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tacheeda-lakes-ne/) Recreation site 6.9 km - [Tacheeda Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tacheeda-lakes-8e8gqzt/) Lake 7.2 km - [Tacheeda Lakes Point](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tacheeda-lakes-point/) Recreation site 7.4 km - [Tacheeda Lakes Middle](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tacheeda-lakes-middle/) Recreation site 7.9 km - **Drive from downtown**: 1 h 56 min, 121 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 95 km from downtown - **Campsites**: 4 - **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard - **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive, 4 Wheel Drive - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 54.76294, -122.59667 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1141) - [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3391832219) - [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/REC1141). 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/goose-lake - **slug**: goose-lake - **name**: Goose Lake - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 54.76294 - **lng**: -122.59667 - **kmFromCentre**: 94.6 - **driveKm**: 120.9 - **driveMinutes**: 115.8 - **offRoadMetres**: _none_ - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: wildlife, camping, hunting - **amenities**: 4 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Cartop boat launch, Free - **seasons**: summer, winter - **lake**: Goose Lake - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: This rec site features two separate sites within 2 km of each other. Each site offers space for two camping parties and provides the basic amenities of tables, fire rings and outhouses. Both sites feature small natural boat launches suitable for car top boats, but small trailered boats would be doable at both sites. - **directions**: From Bear Lake, travel north on Highway 97 until you reach the Firth Lake/Hambone Connector FSR. Follow this road for approx. 15 km and turn left when you reach the junction with the Hambone FSR. The first site is within 0.5 km at the 15 km mark and the second site is a right turn at 17 km. Please note that the second site has a sharp/steep turnaround and is not suitable for larger vehicles. Please note that this area is extremely busy with industrial traffic. The use of 2-way radios is highly recommended. - **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/REC1141 | | OpenStreetMap | https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3391832219 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | goose-lake-iusc01a | Goose Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.76161 | -122.58284 | 0.9 | 94.5 | 121.8 | | cat-lake | Cat Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.74821 | -122.62235 | 2.3 | 92.8 | 122.4 | | hambone-lake | Hambone Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.73511 | -122.62531 | 3.6 | 91.3 | 110.7 | | hambone-lake-aroaobj | Hambone Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.72916 | -122.62529 | 4.2 | 90.7 | 109.3 | | tacheeda-lakes-ne | Tacheeda Lakes Ne | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.72966 | -122.50554 | 6.9 | 91.7 | 110.9 | | tacheeda-lakes-8e8gqzt | Tacheeda Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.71858 | -122.51423 | 7.2 | 90.4 | 109.4 | | tacheeda-lakes-point | Tacheeda Lakes Point | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.70881 | -122.52932 | 7.4 | 89.2 | 107.2 | | tacheeda-lakes-middle | Tacheeda Lakes Middle | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.70207 | -122.53224 | 7.9 | 88.4 | 106.4 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/goose-lake/. 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