---
title: "Hobson Lake recreation site, 3 h 13 min from Prince George"
description: "Hobson Lake: recreation site, 3 h 13 min from downtown Prince George. Hiking, camping, fishing. 2 campsites, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hobson-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hobson-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:38:22.656Z
---

# Hobson Lake

Recreation site, 3 h 13 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.58384,-124.72272) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC5740) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hobson-lake/#map)

## About

> Warning - Campsite is experiencing flooding due to high water table- Use is not recommended. A narrow winding road leads to this lake named after cowboy author Rich Hobson, Suitable for small cartop or canoe only. No trailer boat launching. Please observe posted angling restrictions.

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

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Hiking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hiking)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)
- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)

### Amenities

- 2 campsites
- Toilets
- Picnic tables
- Fire rings
- Cartop boat launch

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

## Getting there

Drive south on the Kluskus Forest Service Road to 73.5 km, turn right (west) on the Natulkuz-500 Road and drive a further 9.1 kms. Turn right (north) on the Kluskus-Hobson FSR and go a further 2.8 kms 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

- [Chief Gray Lk. Trail](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chief-gray-lk-trail/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 0.2 km
- [Hobson Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hobson-lake-1hrk89x/) Lake 0.7 km
- [Chief Gray Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chief-gray-lake/) Recreation site 3.0 km
- [Chief Gray Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chief-gray-lake-i6pyr2a/) Lake 3.4 km
- [Cutoff Butte](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cutoff-butte/) Summit 4.8 km
- [Fish Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fish-lake/) Lake 11 km
- [Fish Lake South](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fish-lake-south/) Recreation site 12 km
- [Knewstubb Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/knewstubb-lake/) Recreation site 14 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 13 min, 191 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 1.3 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 135 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 2
- **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard
- **Access**: Road, 4 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.58384, -124.72272

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC5740)
- [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/REC5740). Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.

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- [Things to do Parks, trails, indoor fun](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/)
- [Indoor fun Things to do on rainy and cold days](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/indoor-activities/)
- [Where to stay Hotels, motels, B&Bs and campgrounds](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/where-to-stay/)
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- [Lheidli T’enneh Whose land this is](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/indigenous/)
- [Land and resources Forests, mines, geography](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/resources/)

## 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/hobson-lake

- **slug**: hobson-lake
- **name**: Hobson Lake
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 53.58384
- **lng**: -124.72272
- **kmFromCentre**: 134.9
- **driveKm**: 190.6
- **driveMinutes**: 193.4
- **offRoadMetres**: 1336
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: hiking, camping, fishing
- **amenities**: 2 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Cartop boat launch
- **seasons**: summer
- **lake**: Hobson Lake
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: Warning - Campsite is experiencing flooding due to high water table- Use is not recommended. A narrow winding road leads to this lake named after cowboy author Rich Hobson, Suitable for small cartop or canoe only. No trailer boat launching. Please observe posted angling restrictions.
- **directions**: Drive south on the Kluskus Forest Service Road to 73.5 km, turn right (west) on the Natulkuz-500 Road and drive a further 9.1 kms. Turn right (north) on the Kluskus-Hobson FSR and go a further 2.8 kms to site.
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hobson-lake/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC5740>
- **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/REC5740 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| chief-gray-lk-trail | Chief Gray Lk. Trail | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 53.58541 | -124.7221 | 0.2 | 134.8 | 190.6 |
| hobson-lake-1hrk89x | Hobson Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.58057 | -124.73254 | 0.7 | 135.6 | 191.4 |
| chief-gray-lake | Chief Gray Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.58974 | -124.76695 | 3 | 137.5 | 193.8 |
| chief-gray-lake-i6pyr2a | Chief Gray Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.59215 | -124.77156 | 3.4 | 137.7 | 194 |
| cutoff-butte | Cutoff Butte | summits | summits | Summit | 53.58371 | -124.79491 | 4.8 | 139.5 | 195.3 |
| fish-lake | Fish Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.59918 | -124.89092 | 11.2 | 145.1 | 224.5 |
| fish-lake-south | Fish Lake South | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.59817 | -124.90053 | 11.8 | 145.8 | 223.7 |
| knewstubb-lake | Knewstubb Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.57442 | -124.93907 | 14.3 | 148.9 | 221 |

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

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