--- title: "Merton Lake recreation site, 1 h 57 min from Prince George" description: "Merton Lake: recreation site, 1 h 57 min from downtown Prince George. Canoeing and kayaking, hunting, camping." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/merton-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/merton-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:10:54.926Z --- # Merton Lake Recreation site, 1 h 57 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.52989,-122.96537) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1134) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/merton-lake/#map) ## About > This site provides natural camping pads situated along a flat terrace bordering Merton Lake. 4 campsites are within close proximity to each other in an open environment and the basic amenities of tables, fire rings and outhouses are provided. 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) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) ### Amenities - 4 campsites - Toilets - Picnic tables - Fire rings - Gravel boat launch As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## Getting there Travel ~75kms north of Prince George - Just past the Bear Lake Community take the first left (200rd). The site is located at 233km. 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 - [Merton Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/merton-lake-i9yecnc/) Lake 2.6 km - [Peculiar Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/peculiar-lake/) Lake 3.9 km - [Adrian Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/adrian-lake/) Lake 4.0 km - [Tyee Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tyee-lake/) Lake 5.1 km - [Fisher Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fisher-lake/) Recreation site 9.5 km - [Fisher Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fisher-lake-zz2il1y/) Lake 9.6 km - [Merton Hill](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/merton-hill/) Summit 10 km - [Slender Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/slender-lake/) Lake 12 km - **Drive from downtown**: 1 h 57 min, 99 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 70 km from downtown - **Campsites**: 4 - **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard - **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 54.52989, -122.96537 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1134) - [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/REC1134). 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/merton-lake - **slug**: merton-lake - **name**: Merton Lake - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 54.52989 - **lng**: -122.96537 - **kmFromCentre**: 69.6 - **driveKm**: 99.3 - **driveMinutes**: 116.9 - **offRoadMetres**: _none_ - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: paddling, hunting, camping - **amenities**: 4 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Gravel boat launch - **seasons**: summer, winter - **lake**: Merton Lake - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: This site provides natural camping pads situated along a flat terrace bordering Merton Lake. 4 campsites are within close proximity to each other in an open environment and the basic amenities of tables, fire rings and outhouses are provided. - **directions**: Travel ~75kms north of Prince George - Just past the Bear Lake Community take the first left (200rd). The site is located at 233km. - **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/REC1134 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | merton-lake-i9yecnc | Merton Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.51137 | -122.98887 | 2.6 | 67.9 | 101.8 | | peculiar-lake | Peculiar Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.56127 | -122.93827 | 3.9 | 72.7 | 106.9 | | adrian-lake | Adrian Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.49696 | -122.98839 | 4 | 66.3 | 105.6 | | tyee-lake | Tyee Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.55666 | -123.03049 | 5.1 | 73.4 | 103.6 | | fisher-lake | Fisher Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 54.50667 | -122.82419 | 9.5 | 65.7 | 89.1 | | fisher-lake-zz2il1y | Fisher Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.5005 | -122.82514 | 9.6 | 65.1 | 88.6 | | merton-hill | Merton Hill | summits | summits | Summit | 54.49033 | -123.10459 | 10 | 67.8 | 113.9 | | slender-lake | Slender Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.43146 | -123.03873 | 11.9 | 60.2 | 79.6 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/merton-lake/. 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