---
title: "Kuyakuz Lake: recreation site around Prince George"
description: "Kuyakuz Lake: recreation site, 5 h 39 min from downtown Prince George. Hunting, fishing, camping. 7 campsites, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/kuyakuz-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/kuyakuz-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:34:37.348Z
---

# Kuyakuz Lake

Recreation site, 5 h 39 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.13161,-124.5646) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1415) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/kuyakuz-lake/#map)

## About

> A 7 unit site in spruce trees on a 9 km long lake. It's Carrier name means "fish come here".

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

## What’s there

### Activities

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

### Amenities

- 7 campsites
- Toilets
- Picnic tables
- Fire rings
- Gravel boat launch

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

## Getting there

Drive south on the Kluskus Forest Service Road. Turn left onto the Blue Road at 99.5 km. Drive a further 33 kms 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

- [Euchiniko Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/euchiniko-lakes-gzhwzsu/) Lake 2.8 km
- [Kuyakuz Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/kuyakuz-mountain/) Summit 7.6 km
- [Kluskus Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/kluskus-lakes-ej5kxd0/) Lake 8.3 km
- [Kluskus Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/kluskus-lakes/) Lake 11 km
- [Suscha Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/suscha-lake-j53o2n6/) Lake 14 km
- [Suscha Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/suscha-lake/) Recreation site 14 km
- [Euchiniko Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/euchiniko-lakes/) Lake 15 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 5 h 39 min, 245 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 148 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 7
- **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 53.13161, -124.56460

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1415)
- [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/REC1415). 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/kuyakuz-lake

- **slug**: kuyakuz-lake
- **name**: Kuyakuz Lake
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 53.13161
- **lng**: -124.5646
- **kmFromCentre**: 148.4
- **driveKm**: 245.4
- **driveMinutes**: 338.6
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: hunting, fishing, camping
- **amenities**: 7 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Gravel boat launch
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: A 7 unit site in spruce trees on a 9 km long lake. It's Carrier name means "fish come here".
- **directions**: Drive south on the Kluskus Forest Service Road. Turn left onto the Blue Road at 99.5 km. Drive a further 33 kms to the site access road.
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/kuyakuz-lake/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1415>
- **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/REC1415 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| euchiniko-lakes-gzhwzsu | Euchiniko Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.10952 | -124.54534 | 2.8 | 148.9 | 244.7 |
| kuyakuz-mountain | Kuyakuz Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.19976 | -124.55205 | 7.6 | 143.3 | 238.3 |
| kluskus-lakes-ej5kxd0 | Kluskus Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.08897 | -124.46234 | 8.3 | 146 | 302.2 |
| kluskus-lakes | Kluskus Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.106 | -124.41175 | 10.6 | 142.2 | 304.4 |
| suscha-lake-j53o2n6 | Suscha Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.2381 | -124.45459 | 13.9 | 135.5 | 226.5 |
| suscha-lake | Suscha Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.24255 | -124.4564 | 14.3 | 135.3 | 226.5 |
| euchiniko-lakes | Euchiniko Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.14318 | -124.34385 | 14.8 | 136 | 304.4 |

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

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