--- title: "Old Man Lake recreation site, 3 h 56 min from Prince George" description: "Old Man Lake: recreation site, 3 h 56 min from downtown Prince George. Canoeing and kayaking, camping. 2 campsites, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/old-man-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/old-man-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:33:51.561Z --- # Old Man Lake Recreation site, 3 h 56 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.71084,-123.5886) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC6066) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/old-man-lake/#map) ## About > This small site provides camping for 2 parties and canoe access to the lake. It offers the basic amenities of fire rings, tables and a pit toilet. From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## What’s there ### Activities - [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) ### Amenities - 2 campsites - Toilets - Picnic tables - Fire rings - Cartop 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 onto the Davie Muskeg (200) FSR. Turn left at 280km on to the 8700 Road. Site is located at 8785.6km. 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 - [Old Man Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/old-man-lake-w3w0dfb/) Lake 0.3 km - [Clarkston Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/clarkston-lake/) Recreation site 1.8 km - [Clarkston Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/clarkston-lake-ujtgy23/) Lake 2.2 km - [Gates Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/gates-lake/) Recreation site 7.2 km - [Gates Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/gates-lake-lp9yl35/) Lake 7.7 km - [Carp Lake Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/carp-lake-park/) Provincial park 9.2 km - [Lho Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lho-lakes/) Lake 9.3 km - [Lho Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lho-lakes-xgna5v9/) Lake 9.7 km - **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 56 min, 149 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 4.2 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 104 km from downtown - **Campsites**: 2 - **Maintenance**: User Maintained - **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive - **Good for**: Summer - **Coordinates**: 54.71084, -123.58860 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC6066) - [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/REC6066). 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/old-man-lake - **slug**: old-man-lake - **name**: Old Man Lake - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 54.71084 - **lng**: -123.5886 - **kmFromCentre**: 103.7 - **driveKm**: 149.1 - **driveMinutes**: 236.4 - **offRoadMetres**: 4153 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: paddling, camping - **amenities**: 2 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Cartop boat launch - **seasons**: summer - **lake**: Old Man Lake - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: This small site provides camping for 2 parties and canoe access to the lake. It offers the basic amenities of fire rings, tables and a pit toilet. - **directions**: Travel ~75kms north of Prince George - Just past the Bear Lake Community take the first left onto the Davie Muskeg (200) FSR. Turn left at 280km on to the 8700 Road. Site is located at 8785.6km. - **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/REC6066 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | old-man-lake-w3w0dfb | Old Man Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.70887 | -123.59109 | 0.3 | 103.6 | 149 | | clarkston-lake | Clarkston Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.70863 | -123.56024 | 1.8 | 102.5 | 148.3 | | clarkston-lake-ujtgy23 | Clarkston Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.70355 | -123.55758 | 2.2 | 101.9 | 147.6 | | gates-lake | Gates Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 54.67568 | -123.4954 | 7.2 | 97.2 | 143.9 | | gates-lake-lp9yl35 | Gates Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.66868 | -123.49283 | 7.7 | 96.5 | 143.7 | | carp-lake-park | Carp Lake Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks, campgrounds, huts, swimming, boat-launches | Provincial park | 54.72096 | -123.44709 | 9.2 | 100.2 | 146.4 | | lho-lakes | Lho Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.71581 | -123.44412 | 9.3 | 99.6 | 143.1 | | lho-lakes-xgna5v9 | Lho Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.72783 | -123.43999 | 9.7 | 100.7 | 148.1 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/old-man-lake/. 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