--- title: "Knewstubb Lake: recreation site around Prince George" description: "Knewstubb Lake: recreation site, 3 h 22 min from downtown Prince George. Boating, fishing, camping. 8 campsites, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/knewstubb-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/knewstubb-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T17:22:28.483Z --- # Knewstubb Lake Recreation site, 3 h 22 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.57442,-124.93907) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1095) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/knewstubb-lake/#map) ## About > A 8 unit site overlooking the Knewstubb Lake portion of the Nechako Resevoir. Located just east of the Kenney Dam, it is an ideal base for day trips. From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## What’s there ### Activities - [Boating](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=boating) - [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) ### Amenities - 8 campsites - Toilets - Picnic tables - Fire rings - Cartop boat launch As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## Getting there Travel south on the Kenny Dam Road until it terminates at the juction of the 500 Road. Turn left(east) and drive 300m to the site access road. 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 - [Fish Lake South](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fish-lake-south/) Recreation site 3.7 km - [Fish Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fish-lake/) Lake 4.2 km - [Nechako Canyon Protected Area](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/nechako-canyon-protected-area/) Protected Area 7.6 km - [Cheslatta River](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cheslatta-river/) Recreation site 7.6 km - [Cheslatta Falls](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cheslatta-falls/) Waterfall 8.0 km - [Cutoff Butte](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cutoff-butte/) Summit 9.6 km - [Chief Gray Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chief-gray-lake-i6pyr2a/) Lake 11 km - [Chief Gray Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chief-gray-lake/) Recreation site 12 km - **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 22 min, 221 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 149 km from downtown - **Campsites**: 8 - **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive - **Good for**: Summer - **Coordinates**: 53.57442, -124.93907 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1095) - [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/REC1095). 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%2Fknewstubb-lake%2F&subject=Outdoors%3A+Knewstubb+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. 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Turn left(east) and drive 300m to the site access road. - **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/REC1095 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | fish-lake-south | Fish Lake South | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.59817 | -124.90053 | 3.7 | 145.8 | 223.7 | | fish-lake | Fish Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.59918 | -124.89092 | 4.2 | 145.1 | 224.5 | | nechako-canyon-protected-area | Nechako Canyon Protected Area | provincial-parks | provincial-parks | Protected Area | 53.64255 | -124.92713 | 7.6 | 146.3 | 210.8 | | cheslatta-river | Cheslatta River | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.64158 | -124.95656 | 7.6 | 148.2 | 211.3 | | cheslatta-falls | Cheslatta Falls | waterfalls | waterfalls | Waterfall | 53.64625 | -124.94029 | 8 | 147 | 210.8 | | cutoff-butte | Cutoff Butte | summits | summits | Summit | 53.58371 | -124.79491 | 9.6 | 139.5 | 195.3 | | chief-gray-lake-i6pyr2a | Chief Gray Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.59215 | -124.77156 | 11.2 | 137.7 | 194 | | chief-gray-lake | Chief Gray Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.58974 | -124.76695 | 11.5 | 137.5 | 193.8 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/knewstubb-lake/. 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