--- title: "Mary Jane (26 Mile) Lake, recreation site near Prince George" description: "Mary Jane (26 Mile) Lake: recreation site on Twentysix Mile Lake, 2 h 33 min from downtown Prince George. Wildlife viewing, picnics, ice fishing, camping." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mary-jane-26-mile-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mary-jane-26-mile-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:35:22.886Z --- # Mary Jane (26 Mile) Lake Recreation site on Twentysix Mile Lake, 2 h 33 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.86037,-124.79975) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC5660) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mary-jane-26-mile-lake/#map) ## About > A small open one unit campsite in an old landing above Mary Jane (26 Mile) Lake. Access trail from the site down to the lake is steep and very rough with no turn around. Canoe launch only. From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## What’s there ### Activities - [Wildlife viewing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=wildlife) - [Picnics](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=picnics) - [Ice fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=ice-fishing) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) ### Amenities - 1 campsite - Toilets - Picnic tables - Fire rings - Cartop boat launch As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## Getting there From the junction of Hwy 16 and the Holy Cross Forest Service Road which is located 6 km east of the Village of Fraser Lake, drive south on the Holy Cross Forest Service Road to (1)26 km. Turn left at the 26 Mile Lake sign onto an unnamed road. The site is located 200 m down this 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 - [Twentysix Mile Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/twentysix-mile-lake/) Lake 0.7 km - [Hallett Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hallett-lake/) Recreation site 4.3 km - [Laurie Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/laurie-lake-5llzpv3/) Lake 5.9 km - [Hallett Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hallett-lake-ts5sh6i/) Lake 6.0 km - [Tahultzu Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tahultzu-lake/) Lake 6.2 km - [Laurie Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/laurie-lake/) Recreation site 7.0 km - [Triangle Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/triangle-lake/) Lake 7.5 km - [True Triangle Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/true-triangle-lake/) Lake 7.6 km - **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 33 min, 180 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 135 km from downtown - **Campsites**: 1 - **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 53.86037, -124.79975 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC5660) - [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/REC5660). 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/mary-jane-26-mile-lake - **slug**: mary-jane-26-mile-lake - **name**: Mary Jane (26 Mile) Lake - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 53.86037 - **lng**: -124.79975 - **kmFromCentre**: 134.5 - **driveKm**: 179.6 - **driveMinutes**: 153.2 - **offRoadMetres**: _none_ - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: wildlife, picnics, ice-fishing, camping - **amenities**: 1 campsite, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Cartop boat launch - **seasons**: summer, winter - **lake**: Twentysix Mile Lake - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: A small open one unit campsite in an old landing above Mary Jane (26 Mile) Lake. Access trail from the site down to the lake is steep and very rough with no turn around. Canoe launch only. - **directions**: From the junction of Hwy 16 and the Holy Cross Forest Service Road which is located 6 km east of the Village of Fraser Lake, drive south on the Holy Cross Forest Service Road to (1)26 km. Turn left at the 26 Mile Lake sign onto an unnamed road. The site is located 200 m down this 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/REC5660 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | twentysix-mile-lake | Twentysix Mile Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.8657 | -124.79468 | 0.7 | 134.1 | 178.8 | | hallett-lake | Hallett Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.82473 | -124.77351 | 4.3 | 133.1 | 181.1 | | laurie-lake-5llzpv3 | Laurie Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.87811 | -124.88482 | 5.9 | 140 | 182.7 | | hallett-lake-ts5sh6i | Hallett Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.80638 | -124.79538 | 6 | 134.7 | 185.8 | | tahultzu-lake | Tahultzu Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.8485 | -124.707 | 6.2 | 128.5 | 177 | | laurie-lake | Laurie Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.8837 | -124.89915 | 7 | 140.9 | 179.5 | | triangle-lake | Triangle Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.79533 | -124.76901 | 7.5 | 133.1 | 185.8 | | true-triangle-lake | True Triangle Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.7988 | -124.74875 | 7.6 | 131.8 | 181.1 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mary-jane-26-mile-lake/. 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