---
title: "Lightning Creek: recreation site around Prince George"
description: "Lightning Creek: recreation site, 2 h from downtown Prince George. Fishing, picnics, camping. 7 campsites, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lightning-creek/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lightning-creek.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T17:20:53.189Z
---

# Lightning Creek

Recreation site, 2 h from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.01771,-122.07832) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC2570) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lightning-creek/#map)

## About

> A mid sized rec site, set amongst the tall aspens along Lightning Creek. There are two camping areas along the creek, while several more are along the access road. The area is popular with gold panning, BUT, is part of an active mininng claim. Please refer to the recreation panning regulations for details.

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

## What’s there

### Activities

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

### Amenities

- 7 campsites
- Toilets
- Picnic tables
- Fire rings

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

## Getting there

From Quesnel, take Hwy 26 towards Wells, turn right onto the 1300rd for 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

- [Pinegrove Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pinegrove-mountain/) Summit 9.5 km
- [Benson Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/benson-lake/) Lake 13 km
- [Deacon Creek Trailhead](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/deacon-creek-trailhead/) Trailhead (recreation site) 13 km
- [Robertson Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/robertson-lake/) Lake 14 km
- [Sovereign Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sovereign-mountain/) Summit 14 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 2 h, 140 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 109 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 7
- **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive, Motorhome
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.01771, -122.07832

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC2570)
- [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/REC2570). Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.

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- [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/lightning-creek

- **slug**: lightning-creek
- **name**: Lightning Creek
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 53.01771
- **lng**: -122.07832
- **kmFromCentre**: 109.4
- **driveKm**: 140.1
- **driveMinutes**: 119.9
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: fishing, picnics, camping
- **amenities**: 7 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings
- **seasons**: summer
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: A mid sized rec site, set amongst the tall aspens along Lightning Creek. There are two camping areas along the creek, while several more are along the access road. The area is popular with gold panning, BUT, is part of an active mininng claim. Please refer to the recreation panning regulations for details.
- **directions**: From Quesnel, take Hwy 26 towards Wells, turn right onto the 1300rd for 1km
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lightning-creek/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC2570>
- **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/REC2570 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| pinegrove-mountain | Pinegrove Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.07295 | -121.97079 | 9.5 | 107.1 | 153 |
| benson-lake | Benson Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 52.90494 | -122.07684 | 12.5 | 121.1 | 147.7 |
| deacon-creek-trailhead | Deacon Creek Trailhead | rec-sites | rec-sites | Trailhead (recreation site) | 53.01216 | -122.2694 | 12.8 | 105.5 | 124.4 |
| robertson-lake | Robertson Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 52.89541 | -122.05902 | 13.7 | 122.5 | 149.5 |
| sovereign-mountain | Sovereign Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.00673 | -121.86818 | 14.1 | 116.8 | 156.7 |

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

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