---
title: "NENDATOO (Cripple) LAKE, recreation site near Prince George"
description: "NENDATOO (Cripple) LAKE: recreation site, 3 h 35 min from downtown Prince George. Hunting, fishing, camping. 4 campsites, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/nendatoo-cripple-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/nendatoo-cripple-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:50:48.949Z
---

# NENDATOO (Cripple) LAKE

Recreation site, 3 h 35 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.8809,-124.14162) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1050) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/nendatoo-cripple-lake/#map)

## About

> A small open site on a large abandoned mill site. Cartop boat launch. Please note that in a concentrated effort to address several derogatory geographical names in BC, the name of this lake has been changed to Nendatoo Lake and RSTBC is actively working to update our files and signage in support of these efforts.

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

## What’s there

### Activities

- [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

Located at 51.8 km on the Germansen Landing North 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

- [Nendatoo Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/nendatoo-lake/) Lake 1.6 km
- [Otterson Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/otterson-lake/) Lake 6.1 km
- [28 Mile Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/28-mile-lake/) Lake 11 km
- [Bunghun Whucho Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bunghun-whucho-lake/) Lake 14 km
- [Hat Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hat-lake/) Lake 15 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 35 min, 220 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 140 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 4
- **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 54.88090, -124.14162

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1050)
- [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/REC1050). 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/nendatoo-cripple-lake

- **slug**: nendatoo-cripple-lake
- **name**: NENDATOO (Cripple) LAKE
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 54.8809
- **lng**: -124.14162
- **kmFromCentre**: 140
- **driveKm**: 220.3
- **driveMinutes**: 214.8
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: 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**: A small open site on a large abandoned mill site. Cartop boat launch. Please note that in a concentrated effort to address several derogatory geographical names in BC, the name of this lake has been changed to Nendatoo Lake and RSTBC is actively working to update our files and signage in support of these efforts.
- **directions**: Located at 51.8 km on the Germansen Landing North Road.
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/nendatoo-cripple-lake/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1050>
- **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/REC1050 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| nendatoo-lake | Nendatoo Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.88731 | -124.1186 | 1.6 | 139.6 | 220.7 |
| otterson-lake | Otterson Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.83514 | -124.19404 | 6.1 | 138.5 | 214.1 |
| 28-mile-lake | 28 Mile Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.78623 | -124.18336 | 10.9 | 134.1 | 209.1 |
| bunghun-whucho-lake | Bunghun Whucho Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.78402 | -123.99433 | 14.3 | 125.7 | 223.5 |
| hat-lake | Hat Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.7743 | -124.28555 | 15 | 137.8 | 209.6 |

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