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title: "Grizzly Lake recreation site, 1 h 41 min from Prince George"
description: "Grizzly Lake: recreation site, 1 h 41 min from downtown Prince George. Swimming, picnics, fishing, camping. 7 campsites, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/grizzly-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/grizzly-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:13:39.496Z
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# Grizzly Lake

Recreation site, 1 h 41 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.72162,-122.14267) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1017) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/grizzly-lake/#map)

## About

> This site is located in an open area on the shores of Grizzly Lake and offers the basic amenities of 2 pit toilets, tables and fire rings. There is an unimproved boat launch suitable for small car-top boats, and the lake offers decent fishing for rainbow trout. The lake is stocked annually with Pennask strain rainbows.

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

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Swimming](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=swimming)
- [Picnics](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=picnics)
- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)

### Amenities

- 7 campsites
- Toilets
- Picnic tables
- Fire rings
- Gravel boat launch

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

## Getting there

Travel 17kms south of Prince George (Hwy 97). Turn left on to the Willow Cale FSR (112.5km). Next turn right at 121km (T-junction), turn left at 142km and cross the bridge (Coalmine FSR). Continue until 5.4km and turn right. The site is at ~5.7km on the Willow-Grizzly FSR. \* Please note that the Willow-Coalmine Bridge is under repair and may be closed between Sept. 11 and 25th. Willow North (off Hwy 16) is an alternative. The 5km access road (Grizzly) is quite rough - it remains 2WD accessible but a higher clearance vehicle is 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

- [Grizzly Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/grizzly-lake-hbw6rhe/) Lake 0.7 km
- [Wansa Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/wansa-lake-18jk1oz/) Lake 4.9 km
- [Wansa Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/wansa-lake/) Recreation site 5.2 km
- [Ispah Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ispah-lake-5fbd9kn/) Lake 6.2 km
- [Ispah Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ispah-lake/) Recreation site 6.8 km
- [Prince George East Trails](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/prince-george-east-trails/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 8.6 km
- [Opatcho Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/opatcho-lake/) Recreation site 9.4 km
- [Opatcho Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/opatcho-lake-a18hd8o/) Lake 10 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 1 h 41 min, 79 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 4.5 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 45 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 7
- **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.72162, -122.14267

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1017)
- [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/REC1017). 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/grizzly-lake

- **slug**: grizzly-lake
- **name**: Grizzly Lake
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 53.72162
- **lng**: -122.14267
- **kmFromCentre**: 45.4
- **driveKm**: 79.4
- **driveMinutes**: 101.2
- **offRoadMetres**: 4455
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: swimming, picnics, fishing, camping
- **amenities**: 7 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Gravel boat launch
- **seasons**: summer
- **lake**: Grizzly Lake
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: This site is located in an open area on the shores of Grizzly Lake and offers the basic amenities of 2 pit toilets, tables and fire rings. There is an unimproved boat launch suitable for small car-top boats, and the lake offers decent fishing for rainbow trout. The lake is stocked annually with Pennask strain rainbows.
- **directions**: Travel 17kms south of Prince George (Hwy 97). Turn left on to the Willow Cale FSR (112.5km). Next turn right at 121km (T-junction), turn left at 142km and cross the bridge (Coalmine FSR). Continue until 5.4km and turn right. The site is at ~5.7km on the Willow-Grizzly FSR. * Please note that the Willow-Coalmine Bridge is under repair and may be closed between Sept. 11 and 25th. Willow North (off Hwy 16) is an alternative. The 5km access road (Grizzly) is quite rough - it remains 2WD accessible but a higher clearance vehicle is recommended*
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/grizzly-lake/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1017>
- **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/REC1017 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| grizzly-lake-hbw6rhe | Grizzly Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.71541 | -122.14694 | 0.7 | 45.5 | 56.5 |
| wansa-lake-18jk1oz | Wansa Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.76352 | -122.11733 | 4.9 | 44.9 | 76.3 |
| wansa-lake | Wansa Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.76685 | -122.12065 | 5.2 | 44.5 | 76.3 |
| ispah-lake-5fbd9kn | Ispah Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.66689 | -122.16089 | 6.2 | 47.6 | 61.7 |
| ispah-lake | Ispah Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.662 | -122.16764 | 6.8 | 47.6 | 61.3 |
| prince-george-east-trails | Prince George East Trails | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 53.72977 | -122.27321 | 8.6 | 37.6 | 49.7 |
| opatcho-lake | Opatcho Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming | Recreation site | 53.74722 | -122.27875 | 9.4 | 36.2 | 51.3 |
| opatcho-lake-a18hd8o | Opatcho Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.74664 | -122.28872 | 10 | 35.7 | 48.8 |

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

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