--- title: "Grassham Lake recreation site, 4 h 1 min from Prince George" description: "Grassham Lake: recreation site, 4 h 1 min from downtown Prince George. Canoeing and kayaking, boating, fishing, camping." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/grassham-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/grassham-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T17:20:15.822Z --- # Grassham Lake Recreation site, 4 h 1 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.51159,-124.79577) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1251) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/grassham-lake/#map) ## About > Small open site in a regenerated pine stand on north side of lake. Good view of Mt. Shass; good gravel access. Good Rainbow Trout fishing. 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) - [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) ### Amenities - 5 campsites - Toilets - Picnic tables - Fire rings - Cartop boat launch As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## Getting there Turn onto the Sowchea Bay Road from Hwy 27 just south of Fort St James. Drive 5 km on the Sowchea Bay Road from the intersection of Hwy 27, turn left onto the Cunningham Forest Service Road (900 Rd). Turn left onto Grassham Forest Service Road at (9)42 km and continue for another 1.5 km to site. 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 - [Grassham Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/grassham-lake-752wo7g/) Lake 1.4 km - [Jenny Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/jenny-lake/) Lake 6.5 km - [Shass Mtn Trail](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/shass-mtn-trail/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 7.0 km - [Shass Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/shass-mountain/) Summit 7.0 km - [Whitefish Bay](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/whitefish-bay/) Recreation site 9.3 km - [Mount Beals](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-beals/) Summit 12 km - [Stuart Lake Marine Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stuart-lake-marine-park/) Provincial park 12 km - [Pam Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pam-lake/) Lake 12 km - **Drive from downtown**: 4 h 1 min, 203 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 1.3 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 149 km from downtown - **Campsites**: 5 - **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard - **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive - **Good for**: Summer - **Coordinates**: 54.51159, -124.79577 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1251) - [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/REC1251). 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/grassham-lake - **slug**: grassham-lake - **name**: Grassham Lake - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 54.51159 - **lng**: -124.79577 - **kmFromCentre**: 148.5 - **driveKm**: 202.9 - **driveMinutes**: 241 - **offRoadMetres**: 1318 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: paddling, boating, fishing, camping - **amenities**: 5 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Cartop boat launch - **seasons**: summer - **lake**: Grassham Lake - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: Small open site in a regenerated pine stand on north side of lake. Good view of Mt. Shass; good gravel access. Good Rainbow Trout fishing. - **directions**: Turn onto the Sowchea Bay Road from Hwy 27 just south of Fort St James. Drive 5 km on the Sowchea Bay Road from the intersection of Hwy 27, turn left onto the Cunningham Forest Service Road (900 Rd). Turn left onto Grassham Forest Service Road at (9)42 km and continue for another 1.5 km to site. - **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/REC1251 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | grassham-lake-752wo7g | Grassham Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.49955 | -124.80341 | 1.4 | 148.4 | 202.7 | | jenny-lake | Jenny Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.46663 | -124.73038 | 6.5 | 142.6 | 197.2 | | shass-mtn-trail | Shass Mtn Trail | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 54.45983 | -124.8566 | 7 | 149.8 | 211.5 | | shass-mountain | Shass Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 54.45991 | -124.85759 | 7 | 149.8 | 211.5 | | whitefish-bay | Whitefish Bay | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming | Recreation site | 54.58252 | -124.7198 | 9.3 | 147.8 | 211.1 | | mount-beals | Mount Beals | summits | summits | Summit | 54.40782 | -124.74914 | 11.9 | 141.1 | 198.5 | | stuart-lake-marine-park | Stuart Lake Marine Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks, swimming | Provincial park | 54.59603 | -124.67498 | 12.2 | 146.1 | 211.2 | | pam-lake | Pam Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.46747 | -124.62088 | 12.3 | 136.2 | 193.5 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/grassham-lake/. 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