---
title: "Murray River Campsite: campground around Prince George"
description: "Murray River Campsite: campground in Monkman Park, 6 h 12 min from downtown Prince George. Camping. Free. Map, driving directions and places nearby."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/murray-river-campsite/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/murray-river-campsite.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:43:53.763Z
---

# Murray River Campsite

Campground in Monkman Park, 6 h 12 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.71923,-121.16642) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/murray-river-campsite/#map)

## What’s there

### Activities

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

### Amenities

- Free

As published by OpenStreetMap contributors: campgrounds and RV parks.

## Map

[Read the full list without the map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/maps/list/?layer=campgrounds)

Tap a marker for details and directions. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

## Nearby

- [Chambers Ridge](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chambers-ridge-summit/) Summit 4.5 km
- [Chambers Ridge](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chambers-ridge/) Summit 5.2 km
- [Kinuseo Falls Campground](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/kinuseo-falls-campground/) Campground 5.5 km
- [Canary Falls](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/canary-falls/) Waterfall 5.9 km
- [Canary Falls](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/canary-falls-summit/) Viewpoint 5.9 km
- [Trot Camp](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/trot-camp/) Campground 6.0 km
- [Lower Viewpoint Platform](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/kinuseo-falls-lower-viewpoint/) Viewpoint 7.4 km
- [River Access](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/river-access/) Viewpoint 7.4 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 6 h 12 min, 467 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 1.6 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 136 km from downtown
- **Operator**: BC Parks
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 54.71923, -121.16642

## Links

- [Website](https://www.wnms.ca/trail/monkman-cascades-and-monkman-lake-hiking-route)
- [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/6692764785)
- [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: [OpenStreetMap contributors: campgrounds and RV parks](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/6692764785). ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.

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[See all in Explore](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/browse/#explore)

- [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/murray-river-campsite

- **slug**: murray-river-campsite
- **name**: Murray River Campsite
- **category**: campgrounds
- **categories**: campgrounds
- **kind**: Campground
- **lat**: 54.71923
- **lng**: -121.16642
- **kmFromCentre**: 136
- **driveKm**: 466.9
- **driveMinutes**: 371.5
- **offRoadMetres**: 1637
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: camping
- **amenities**: Free
- **seasons**: summer
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: Monkman Park
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: _none_
- **directions**: _none_
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/murray-river-campsite/>
- **source**: OpenStreetMap contributors: campgrounds and RV parks
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/6692764785>
- **licence**: ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors (https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright)
- **fetchedAt**: 2026-10-14T11:40:15.055Z
- **onShore**: _none_

#### links

| label | url |
| --- | --- |
| Website | https://www.wnms.ca/trail/monkman-cascades-and-monkman-lake-hiking-route |
| OpenStreetMap | https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/6692764785 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| chambers-ridge-summit | Chambers Ridge | summits | summits | Summit | 54.75862 | -121.15063 | 4.5 | 139.6 | 463.2 |
| chambers-ridge | Chambers Ridge | summits | summits | Summit | 54.71939 | -121.08589 | 5.2 | 140 | 470.8 |
| kinuseo-falls-campground | Kinuseo Falls Campground | campgrounds | campgrounds | Campground | 54.76407 | -121.20394 | 5.5 | 137.5 | 460.7 |
| canary-falls | Canary Falls | waterfalls | waterfalls | Waterfall | 54.77177 | -121.17164 | 5.9 | 139.6 | 457.7 |
| canary-falls-summit | Canary Falls | summits | summits | Viewpoint | 54.77233 | -121.17128 | 5.9 | 139.7 | 457.7 |
| trot-camp | Trot Camp | campgrounds | campgrounds | Campground | 54.67091 | -121.12361 | 6 | 134.8 | 473.3 |
| kinuseo-falls-lower-viewpoint | Lower Viewpoint Platform | summits | summits | Viewpoint | 54.78392 | -121.19061 | 7.4 | 139.6 | 460.2 |
| river-access | River Access | summits | summits | Viewpoint | 54.78463 | -121.19009 | 7.4 | 139.7 | 460.2 |

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

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