---
title: "Government Lake recreation site near Prince George"
description: "Government Lake: recreation site, 1 h 59 min from downtown Prince George. Canoeing and kayaking, hiking, camping."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/government-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/government-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:34:25.063Z
---

# Government Lake

Recreation site, 1 h 59 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.55908,-122.50216) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1286) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/government-lake/#map)

## About

> This small lake offers productive fishing for generally small but wild and feisty rainbow trout. This is a small unimproved site that offers space for one day use or overnight group. The facilities are limited to a pit toilet and a small car-top boat launch.

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

## What’s there

### Activities

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

### Amenities

- 1 campsite
- Toilets
- Picnic tables
- Cartop boat launch

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

## Getting there

Access directly to the site is by 4WD vehicle, ATV or foot only. Travel 23.5kms south of PG - Turn left on to the Stone Creek FSR and then turn right at the "Y" onto the 3200 Rd. Turn left onto the Government Creek Rd after approx. 10 km and head north towards the lake. 2WD vehicles need to find a clear spot to park along this road and walk from here.

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

- [Government Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/government-lake-1924btq/) Lake 0.3 km
- [Three Sisters Lakes Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/three-sisters-lakes-park/) Provincial park 3.3 km
- [Trapping Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/trapping-lake/) Lake 6.6 km
- [Camp Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/camp-lake/) Recreation site 7.0 km
- [Camp Lake Recreation Site](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/camp-lake-recreation-site-campground/) Campground 7.2 km
- [Baldy Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/baldy-mountain/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 7.3 km
- [Oscar Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/oscar-lake/) Lake 7.5 km
- [Hixon Waterfall](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hixon-waterfall/) Waterfall 13 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 1 h 59 min, 63 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 43 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 1
- **Maintenance**: User Maintained
- **Access**: Road, 4 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.55908, -122.50216

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1286)
- [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/REC1286). 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/government-lake

- **slug**: government-lake
- **name**: Government Lake
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 53.55908
- **lng**: -122.50216
- **kmFromCentre**: 43
- **driveKm**: 63.2
- **driveMinutes**: 119.2
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: paddling, hiking, camping
- **amenities**: 1 campsite, Toilets, Picnic tables, Cartop boat launch
- **seasons**: summer
- **lake**: Government Lake
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: This small lake offers productive fishing for generally small but wild and feisty rainbow trout. This is a small unimproved site that offers space for one day use or overnight group. The facilities are limited to a pit toilet and a small car-top boat launch.
- **directions**: Access directly to the site is by 4WD vehicle, ATV or foot only. Travel 23.5kms south of PG - Turn left on to the Stone Creek FSR and then turn right at the "Y" onto the 3200 Rd. Turn left onto the Government Creek Rd after approx. 10 km and head north towards the lake. 2WD vehicles need to find a clear spot to park along this road and walk from here.
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/government-lake/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1286>
- **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/REC1286 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| government-lake-1924btq | Government Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.55896 | -122.49757 | 0.3 | 43.1 | 63.1 |
| three-sisters-lakes-park | Three Sisters Lakes Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks | Provincial park | 53.53389 | -122.52981 | 3.3 | 45 | 62.6 |
| trapping-lake | Trapping Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.58191 | -122.59401 | 6.6 | 38.7 | 54.2 |
| camp-lake | Camp Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.61299 | -122.55691 | 7 | 36.1 | 52.3 |
| camp-lake-recreation-site-campground | Camp Lake Recreation Site | campgrounds | campgrounds | Campground | 53.61327 | -122.56124 | 7.2 | 36 | 52 |
| baldy-mountain | Baldy Mountain | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 53.59624 | -122.41043 | 7.3 | 42.1 | 68.2 |
| oscar-lake | Oscar Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.51278 | -122.58555 | 7.5 | 46.2 | 54.6 |
| hixon-waterfall | Hixon Waterfall | waterfalls | waterfalls | Waterfall | 53.44898 | -122.55711 | 12.8 | 53.6 | 65.5 |

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

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