--- title: "Lasalle Lakes (West): recreation site around Prince George" description: "Lasalle Lakes (West): recreation site, 2 h 13 min from downtown Prince George. Camping, picnics, swimming. 20 campsites, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lasalle-lakes-west/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lasalle-lakes-west.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:34:33.999Z --- # Lasalle Lakes (West) Recreation site, 2 h 13 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.52327,-120.68069) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1314) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lasalle-lakes-west/#map) ## About > Popular lakeside picnic/campsite facility with small beach area and dock. From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## What’s there ### Activities - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) - [Picnics](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=picnics) - [Swimming](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=swimming) ### Amenities - 20 campsites - Toilets - Picnic tables - Fire rings - Cartop boat launch - Dock - Wheelchair-accessible facilities As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## Getting there From McBride proceed 47km west on Highway 16. A directional highway sign indicates the access road on the left. Drive 500m south to the 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 - [Zig Zag Ridge](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/zig-zag-ridge/) Summit 6.4 km - [Zig Zag Ridge](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/zig-zag-ridge-summit-maw0n3e/) Summit 6.5 km - [Zig Zag Ridge](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/zig-zag-ridge-summit-4e7mzeo/) Summit 6.9 km - [Zig Zag Ridge](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/zig-zag-ridge-summit/) Summit 7.0 km - [Diggens Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/diggens-lake/) Lake 11 km - [Goat Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/goat-mountain/) Summit 11 km - [Ptarmigan Protected Area](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ptarmigan-protected-area/) Protected Area 12 km - [Ptarmigan Creek Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ptarmigan-creek-park/) Provincial park 14 km - **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 13 min, 163 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 143 km from downtown - **Campsites**: 20 - **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard - **Access**: Road, Motorhome - **Good for**: Summer - **Coordinates**: 53.52327, -120.68069 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1314) - [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/REC1314). Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data. 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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/lasalle-lakes-west - **slug**: lasalle-lakes-west - **name**: Lasalle Lakes (West) - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 53.52327 - **lng**: -120.68069 - **kmFromCentre**: 143 - **driveKm**: 162.7 - **driveMinutes**: 133.2 - **offRoadMetres**: _none_ - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: camping, picnics, swimming - **amenities**: 20 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Cartop boat launch, Dock, Wheelchair-accessible facilities - **seasons**: summer - **lake**: _none_ - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: Popular lakeside picnic/campsite facility with small beach area and dock. - **directions**: From McBride proceed 47km west on Highway 16. A directional highway sign indicates the access road on the left. Drive 500m south to the site. - **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/REC1314 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | zig-zag-ridge | Zig Zag Ridge | summits | summits | Summit | 53.50068 | -120.76988 | 6.4 | 138.3 | 158.2 | | zig-zag-ridge-summit-maw0n3e | Zig Zag Ridge | summits | summits | Summit | 53.49893 | -120.76971 | 6.5 | 138.4 | 158.2 | | zig-zag-ridge-summit-4e7mzeo | Zig Zag Ridge | summits | summits | Summit | 53.48794 | -120.76618 | 6.9 | 139 | 158.3 | | zig-zag-ridge-summit | Zig Zag Ridge | summits | summits | Summit | 53.4724 | -120.74397 | 7 | 141 | 181.4 | | diggens-lake | Diggens Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.48538 | -120.82918 | 10.7 | 135.2 | 158.1 | | goat-mountain | Goat Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.43841 | -120.7711 | 11.2 | 140.8 | 185.2 | | ptarmigan-protected-area | Ptarmigan Protected Area | provincial-parks | provincial-parks | Protected Area | 53.53169 | -120.86357 | 12.1 | 131.3 | 155.4 | | ptarmigan-creek-park | Ptarmigan Creek Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks | Provincial park | 53.48763 | -120.88025 | 13.8 | 132 | 155.4 | _Nested fields (links, advisories) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lasalle-lakes-west/. 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