--- title: "Groundhog Lake: recreation site around Prince George" description: "Groundhog Lake: recreation site, 2 h 47 min from downtown Prince George. Skiing, hiking, snowmobiling. Map, driving directions and places nearby." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/groundhog-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/groundhog-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T17:20:56.039Z --- # Groundhog Lake Recreation site, 2 h 47 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.00737,-121.54834) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC2657) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/groundhog-lake/#map) ## About > Groundhog Lake, with its impressive views of Mt. Agnes, is a great picnic spot and is a destination for snowmobilers, skiers and hikers. There is NO Summer motorized access to this area. From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## What’s there ### Activities - [Skiing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=skiing) - [Hiking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hiking) - [Snowmobiling](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=snowmobiling) As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## Getting there From Quesnel travel Hwy 26 to Barkerville. Groundhog Lake can be reached via the Groundhog Lake Trail which begins at the top end of the main street of Barkerville and follows the old Cariboo Waggon Road and an historic ditchline. 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 - [Mount Agnes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-agnes/) Summit 0.7 km - [Elk Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/elk-mountain/) Summit 1.1 km - [Bald Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bald-mountain/) Summit 1.9 km - [Mount Proserpine](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-proserpine/) Summit 3.1 km - [Richfield Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/richfield-mountain/) Summit 3.7 km - [Mount Pinkerton](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-pinkerton/) Summit 5.3 km - [Cow Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cow-mountain/) Summit 6.3 km - [Mount Conklin](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-conklin/) Summit 7.2 km - **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 47 min, 190 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 6.4 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 129 km from downtown - **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard - **Access**: Trail, Multi-Use - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 53.00737, -121.54834 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC2657) - [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) - [Avalanche Canada](https://avalanche.ca/map) [Wildfires and fire bans](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/wildfire/) Source: [Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC2657). 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/groundhog-lake - **slug**: groundhog-lake - **name**: Groundhog Lake - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 53.00737 - **lng**: -121.54834 - **kmFromCentre**: 128.7 - **driveKm**: 189.6 - **driveMinutes**: 166.6 - **offRoadMetres**: 6441 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: skiing, hiking, snowmobiling - **amenities**: _none_ - **seasons**: summer, winter - **lake**: _none_ - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: Groundhog Lake, with its impressive views of Mt. Agnes, is a great picnic spot and is a destination for snowmobilers, skiers and hikers. There is NO Summer motorized access to this area. - **directions**: From Quesnel travel Hwy 26 to Barkerville. Groundhog Lake can be reached via the Groundhog Lake Trail which begins at the top end of the main street of Barkerville and follows the old Cariboo Waggon Road and an historic ditchline. - **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/REC2657 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | mount-agnes | Mount Agnes | summits | summits | Summit | 53.00231 | -121.5428 | 0.7 | 129.3 | 201.9 | | elk-mountain | Elk Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.01519 | -121.55932 | 1.1 | 127.5 | 189.8 | | bald-mountain | Bald Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.00457 | -121.51962 | 1.9 | 130.1 | 201.9 | | mount-proserpine | Mount Proserpine | summits | summits | Summit | 53.01301 | -121.50241 | 3.1 | 130.1 | 199.4 | | richfield-mountain | Richfield Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.04082 | -121.55036 | 3.7 | 125.7 | 190.6 | | mount-pinkerton | Mount Pinkerton | summits | summits | Summit | 53.03331 | -121.61522 | 5.3 | 123.7 | 174.7 | | cow-mountain | Cow Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.06313 | -121.56682 | 6.3 | 123 | 186.6 | | mount-conklin | Mount Conklin | summits | summits | Summit | 53.06275 | -121.49385 | 7.2 | 126.2 | 202.2 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/groundhog-lake/. 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