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title: "Mcgregor River: recreation site around Prince George"
description: "Mcgregor River: recreation site, 3 h 37 min from downtown Prince George. Canoeing and kayaking, hunting, fishing, camping."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mcgregor-river/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mcgregor-river.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T17:20:00.617Z
---

# Mcgregor River

Recreation site, 3 h 37 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.14648,-121.30306) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1426) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mcgregor-river/#map)

## About

> This small site is located along the river bank just before the bridge crossing. The site provides natural camping pads and the basic amenities of tables, fire rings and a pit toilet. During the late summer portions of the sandy river bottom are exposed and provide opportunity for a scenic walk along the river.

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

## What’s there

### Activities

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

### Amenities

- 4 campsites
- Toilets
- Picnic tables
- Fire rings
- Cartop boat launch

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

## Getting there

Travel 16.5kms east of Prince George, turn left on to the Upper Fraser Rd heading toward the Willow River Community. Continue ~63kms (paved) until you reach the single lane bridge over the Fraser River. Turn right onto the Sinclair Road, and at 0.5 km turn left onto the Pass Lake FSR. The site is located at approx. km 47, just before the bridge over the river.

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

- [Evanoff Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/evanoff-park/) Provincial park 7.4 km
- [Pass Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pass-lake/) Recreation site 7.8 km
- [Kittil Falls](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/kittil-falls/) Recreation site 8.2 km
- [Pass Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pass-lake-r0jrd6p/) Lake 9.1 km
- [Dezaiko Lodge](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/dezaiko-lodge/) Alpine hut 9.3 km
- [Farm Cabin](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/farm-cabin/) Backcountry hut 11 km
- [Torpy Access Trail](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/torpy-access-trail/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 14 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 37 min, 130 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 98 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 4
- **Maintenance**: User Maintained
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 54.14648, -121.30306

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1426)
- [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/REC1426). Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.

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## More in Explore

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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/mcgregor-river

- **slug**: mcgregor-river
- **name**: Mcgregor River
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 54.14648
- **lng**: -121.30306
- **kmFromCentre**: 97.9
- **driveKm**: 129.6
- **driveMinutes**: 217.1
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: paddling, hunting, fishing, camping
- **amenities**: 4 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Cartop boat launch
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: This small site is located along the river bank just before the bridge crossing. The site provides natural camping pads and the basic amenities of tables, fire rings and a pit toilet. During the late summer portions of the sandy river bottom are exposed and provide opportunity for a scenic walk along the river.
- **directions**: Travel 16.5kms east of Prince George, turn left on to the Upper Fraser Rd heading toward the Willow River Community. Continue ~63kms (paved) until you reach the single lane bridge over the Fraser River. Turn right onto the Sinclair Road, and at 0.5 km turn left onto the Pass Lake FSR. The site is located at approx. km 47, just before the bridge over the river.
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mcgregor-river/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1426>
- **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/REC1426 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| evanoff-park | Evanoff Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks | Provincial park | 54.08288 | -121.3383 | 7.4 | 94.1 | 119.4 |
| pass-lake | Pass Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.11438 | -121.4103 | 7.8 | 90.2 | 121.6 |
| kittil-falls | Kittil Falls | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, waterfalls | Recreation site | 54.09698 | -121.20919 | 8.2 | 102.6 | 138 |
| pass-lake-r0jrd6p | Pass Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.08869 | -121.40264 | 9.1 | 90.1 | 118.2 |
| dezaiko-lodge | Dezaiko Lodge | huts | huts | Alpine hut | 54.19092 | -121.18278 | 9.3 | 106.7 | 134.8 |
| farm-cabin | Farm Cabin | huts | huts | Backcountry hut | 54.11863 | -121.4687 | 11.2 | 86.6 | 121.2 |
| torpy-access-trail | Torpy Access Trail | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 54.02242 | -121.25446 | 14.2 | 98.5 | 128.4 |

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

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