---
title: "Mackenzie Lakes: recreation site around Prince George"
description: "Mackenzie Lakes: recreation site on MacKenzieLake, 1 h 8 min from downtown Prince George. Hunting, canoeing and kayaking, camping."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mackenzie-lakes/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mackenzie-lakes.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:07:38.934Z
---

# Mackenzie Lakes

Recreation site on MacKenzieLake, 1 h 8 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.54276,-122.94598) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1157) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mackenzie-lakes/#map)

## About

> The Mackenzie Lakes Rec Site consists of two separate recreation sites - Mackenzie Lake West and Mackenzie Lake East. These two small lakes are connected by a stream and offer good fishing opportunities for Pennask strain rainbow trout, which are stocked annually in these lakes.

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

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Hunting](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hunting)
- [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)

### Amenities

- 6 campsites
- Toilets
- Fire rings
- Cartop boat launch

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

## Getting there

Travel west of PG to the Blackwater road and proceed 27kms until you reach Baldy Hughs community. The highway turns to gravel and begins at 0km. Mackenzie Lake West is located off the Blackwater Road via a left turn at KM 9. Mackenzie Lake East is accessed via the Lookout FSR via a left turn at KM 6.5. Follow this road for about 3 km and turn right. Follow this road for another few kilometres until your reach 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

- [MacKenzieLake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mackenzielake/) Lake 0.4 km
- [Nelson Lake Rec Site](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/nelson-lake-rec-site/) Recreation site 4.9 km
- [Erickson Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/erickson-lake-nlrgtxr/) Lake 5.8 km
- [Mount Baldy Hughes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-baldy-hughes/) Summit 8.1 km
- [Shesta Picnic Site](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/shesta-picnic-site/) Recreation site 9.3 km
- [Lynx Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lynx-lake/) Lake 9.5 km
- [Shesta Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/shesta-lake-rk4t5u0/) Lake 10 km
- [Shesta Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/shesta-lake/) Recreation site 11 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 1 h 8 min, 50 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 44 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 6
- **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 53.54276, -122.94598

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1157)
- [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/REC1157). 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/mackenzie-lakes

- **slug**: mackenzie-lakes
- **name**: Mackenzie Lakes
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 53.54276
- **lng**: -122.94598
- **kmFromCentre**: 43.6
- **driveKm**: 49.8
- **driveMinutes**: 67.8
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: hunting, paddling, camping
- **amenities**: 6 campsites, Toilets, Fire rings, Cartop boat launch
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: MacKenzieLake
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: The Mackenzie Lakes Rec Site consists of two separate recreation sites - Mackenzie Lake West and Mackenzie Lake East. These two small lakes are connected by a stream and offer good fishing opportunities for Pennask strain rainbow trout, which are stocked annually in these lakes.
- **directions**: Travel west of PG to the Blackwater road and proceed 27kms until you reach Baldy Hughs community. The highway turns to gravel and begins at 0km. Mackenzie Lake West is located off the Blackwater Road via a left turn at KM 9. Mackenzie Lake East is accessed via the Lookout FSR via a left turn at KM 6.5. Follow this road for about 3 km and turn right. Follow this road for another few kilometres until your reach the site.
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mackenzie-lakes/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1157>
- **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/REC1157 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| mackenzielake | MacKenzieLake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.54017 | -122.9417 | 0.4 | 43.8 | 49.8 |
| nelson-lake-rec-site | Nelson Lake Rec Site | rec-sites | rec-sites | Recreation site | 53.58686 | -122.95312 | 4.9 | 39.1 | 43.3 |
| erickson-lake-nlrgtxr | Erickson Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.58755 | -122.99117 | 5.8 | 39.9 | 42.9 |
| mount-baldy-hughes | Mount Baldy Hughes | summits | summits | Summit | 53.61542 | -122.95444 | 8.1 | 36.1 | 41.2 |
| shesta-picnic-site | Shesta Picnic Site | rec-sites | rec-sites | Recreation site | 53.62032 | -123.00023 | 9.3 | 36.9 | 40.7 |
| lynx-lake | Lynx Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.62507 | -122.90656 | 9.5 | 34.1 | 39.1 |
| shesta-lake-rk4t5u0 | Shesta Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.63071 | -122.99596 | 10.3 | 35.7 | 39.5 |
| shesta-lake | Shesta Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming | Recreation site | 53.63392 | -122.98961 | 10.5 | 35.2 | 39.1 |

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

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