---
title: "Ispah Lake recreation site, 1 h 57 min from Prince George"
description: "Ispah Lake: recreation site, 1 h 57 min from downtown Prince George. Canoeing and kayaking, camping, ice fishing."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ispah-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ispah-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:10:03.979Z
---

# Ispah Lake

Recreation site, 1 h 57 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.662,-122.16764) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1284) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ispah-lake/#map)

## About

> This small site is nestled along the lake edge and provides space for one day use or overnight group. A fire ring, picnic table and pit toilet are provided. The lake offers some decent fishing for wild rainbow trout and coarse fish.

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

## What’s there

### Activities

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

### Amenities

- 1 campsite
- Toilets
- Picnic tables
- Fire rings
- Gravel boat launch
- Free

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). Turn right at 121km (T-Junction). The site is located at 153.1km.

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

- [Ispah Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ispah-lake-5fbd9kn/) Lake 0.7 km
- [Grizzly Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/grizzly-lake-hbw6rhe/) Lake 6.1 km
- [Grizzly Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/grizzly-lake/) Recreation site 6.8 km
- [Pitoney Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pitoney-lake/) Recreation site 8.8 km
- [Pitoney Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pitoney-lake-x0aigoo/) Lake 9.7 km
- [Prince George East Trails](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/prince-george-east-trails/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 10 km
- [Mount George](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-george/) Summit 11 km
- [Wansa Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/wansa-lake-18jk1oz/) Lake 12 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 1 h 57 min, 61 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 48 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 1
- **Maintenance**: User Maintained
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 53.66200, -122.16764

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1284)
- [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/12045071323)
- [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/REC1284). 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/)
- [History and places The bowl, the rivers, the railway](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/explore/)
- [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/ispah-lake

- **slug**: ispah-lake
- **name**: Ispah Lake
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 53.662
- **lng**: -122.16764
- **kmFromCentre**: 47.6
- **driveKm**: 61.3
- **driveMinutes**: 116.5
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: paddling, camping, ice-fishing
- **amenities**: 1 campsite, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Gravel boat launch, Free
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: Ispah Lake
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: This small site is nestled along the lake edge and provides space for one day use or overnight group. A fire ring, picnic table and pit toilet are provided. The lake offers some decent fishing for wild rainbow trout and coarse fish.
- **directions**: Travel 17kms south of Prince George (Hwy 97). Turn left on to the Willow Cale FSR (112.5km). Turn right at 121km (T-Junction). The site is located at 153.1km.
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ispah-lake/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1284>
- **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/REC1284 |
| OpenStreetMap | https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/12045071323 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ispah-lake-5fbd9kn | Ispah Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.66689 | -122.16089 | 0.7 | 47.6 | 61.7 |
| grizzly-lake-hbw6rhe | Grizzly Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.71541 | -122.14694 | 6.1 | 45.5 | 56.5 |
| grizzly-lake | Grizzly Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming | Recreation site | 53.72162 | -122.14267 | 6.8 | 45.4 | 79.4 |
| pitoney-lake | Pitoney Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.63308 | -122.04372 | 8.8 | 56.1 | 72.5 |
| pitoney-lake-x0aigoo | Pitoney Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.62747 | -122.03328 | 9.7 | 57 | 72.2 |
| prince-george-east-trails | Prince George East Trails | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 53.72977 | -122.27321 | 10.3 | 37.6 | 49.7 |
| mount-george | Mount George | summits | summits | Summit | 53.64404 | -122.33525 | 11.2 | 40.8 | 66.9 |
| wansa-lake-18jk1oz | Wansa Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.76352 | -122.11733 | 11.8 | 44.9 | 76.3 |

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

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