--- title: "Kennedy Lake: recreation site around Prince George" description: "Kennedy Lake: recreation site, 2 h 4 min from downtown Prince George. Canoeing and kayaking, fishing, hunting, camping." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/kennedy-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/kennedy-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:38:23.281Z --- # Kennedy Lake Recreation site, 2 h 4 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=55.12774,-122.82084) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1142) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/kennedy-lake/#map) ## About > This small site is in close proximity to Highway 97 and offers space for one camping party with a bit of extra day use parking. It provides the basic amenities of a pit toilet, table and fire ring. There is a natural boat launch suitable for small car top boats. From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## What’s there ### Activities - [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling) - [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing) - [Hunting](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hunting) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) ### Amenities - 1 campsite - Toilets - Picnic tables - Fire rings - Cartop boat launch As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## Getting there Travel ~9kms north of the Mackenzie Junction on Highway 97 and turn right on to the Kennedy Road. The site is located about 1.3kms in. 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 - [Bruce Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bruce-lake/) Lake 6.1 km - [Mackenzie Junction Rv Park & Rooms](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mackenzie-junction-rv-park-rooms/) RV park 9.0 km - [Windy Point Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/windy-point-lake/) Recreation site 11 km - [Tudyah Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tudyah-lake/) Recreation site 13 km - [Tudyah Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tudyah-lake-hozyop3/) Lake 15 km - **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 4 min, 165 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 135 km from downtown - **Campsites**: 1 - **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard - **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 55.12774, -122.82084 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1142) - [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/REC1142). Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data. Source read 2 days ago [Report a problem](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/feedback/?kind=correction&page=%2Foutdoors%2Fkennedy-lake%2F&subject=Outdoors%3A+Kennedy+Lake) ## More in Explore [See all in Explore](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/browse/#explore) - [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/kennedy-lake - **slug**: kennedy-lake - **name**: Kennedy Lake - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 55.12774 - **lng**: -122.82084 - **kmFromCentre**: 134.7 - **driveKm**: 164.5 - **driveMinutes**: 123.9 - **offRoadMetres**: _none_ - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: paddling, fishing, hunting, camping - **amenities**: 1 campsite, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Cartop boat launch - **seasons**: summer, winter - **lake**: _none_ - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: This small site is in close proximity to Highway 97 and offers space for one camping party with a bit of extra day use parking. It provides the basic amenities of a pit toilet, table and fire ring. There is a natural boat launch suitable for small car top boats. - **directions**: Travel ~9kms north of the Mackenzie Junction on Highway 97 and turn right on to the Kennedy Road. The site is located about 1.3kms in. - **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/REC1142 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | bruce-lake | Bruce Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 55.14259 | -122.9135 | 6.1 | 136.7 | 159.2 | | mackenzie-junction-rv-park-rooms | Mackenzie Junction Rv Park & Rooms | campgrounds | campgrounds | RV park | 55.11823 | -122.96069 | 9 | 134.3 | 154.1 | | windy-point-lake | Windy Point Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 55.11524 | -122.98711 | 10.7 | 134.1 | 152.6 | | tudyah-lake | Tudyah Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 55.11459 | -123.02283 | 12.9 | 134.3 | 153.6 | | tudyah-lake-hozyop3 | Tudyah Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 55.08771 | -123.04127 | 14.7 | 131.5 | 149.3 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/kennedy-lake/. 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