---
title: "Opatcho Lake recreation site, 1 h 32 min from Prince George"
description: "Opatcho Lake: recreation site, 1 h 32 min from downtown Prince George. Swimming, picnics, fishing, camping. 6 campsites, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/opatcho-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/opatcho-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:10:28.824Z
---

# Opatcho Lake

Recreation site, 1 h 32 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.74722,-122.27875) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1016) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/opatcho-lake/#map)

## About

> This site is tucked in approximately 3km from the Willow-Cale FSR and offers a slightly more remote experience than the other sites along this road. All camp sites are in close proximity to Opatcho Lake, and the site offers the basic amenities of a pit toilet, tables, and fire rings.

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

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Swimming](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=swimming)
- [Picnics](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=picnics)
- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)

### Amenities

- 6 campsites
- Toilets
- Picnic tables
- Fire rings
- Gravel boat launch

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

## Getting there

Travel 17kms south of Prince George. Turn left on to the Willow Cale FSR (112.5km) and turn right at the T-Junction (121km). At 140.5km turn left on to the Opatcho lake road and drive in ~2.5kms. Turn on to the small access road, slightly to your left, which will lead in to the site.

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

- [Opatcho Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/opatcho-lake-a18hd8o/) Lake 0.7 km
- [Prince George East Trails](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/prince-george-east-trails/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 2.0 km
- [St. Marie Lake (East)](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/st-marie-lake-east/) Recreation site 2.9 km
- [Ste. Marie Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ste-marie-lake/) Lake 4.8 km
- [St. Marie Lake West](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/st-marie-lake-west/) Recreation site 5.0 km
- [Francis Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/francis-lake/) Recreation site 5.9 km
- [Frost Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/frost-lake/) Lake 6.7 km
- [Grizzly Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/grizzly-lake/) Recreation site 9.4 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 1 h 32 min, 51 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 1.4 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 36 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 6
- **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.74722, -122.27875

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1016)
- [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/REC1016). 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/)
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- [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/opatcho-lake

- **slug**: opatcho-lake
- **name**: Opatcho Lake
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 53.74722
- **lng**: -122.27875
- **kmFromCentre**: 36.2
- **driveKm**: 51.3
- **driveMinutes**: 92.3
- **offRoadMetres**: 1388
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: swimming, picnics, fishing, camping
- **amenities**: 6 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Gravel boat launch
- **seasons**: summer
- **lake**: Opatcho Lake
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: This site is tucked in approximately 3km from the Willow-Cale FSR and offers a slightly more remote experience than the other sites along this road. All camp sites are in close proximity to Opatcho Lake, and the site offers the basic amenities of a pit toilet, tables, and fire rings.
- **directions**: Travel 17kms south of Prince George. Turn left on to the Willow Cale FSR (112.5km) and turn right at the T-Junction (121km). At 140.5km turn left on to the Opatcho lake road and drive in ~2.5kms. Turn on to the small access road, slightly to your left, which will lead in to the site.
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/opatcho-lake/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1016>
- **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/REC1016 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| opatcho-lake-a18hd8o | Opatcho Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.74664 | -122.28872 | 0.7 | 35.7 | 48.8 |
| prince-george-east-trails | Prince George East Trails | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 53.72977 | -122.27321 | 2 | 37.6 | 49.7 |
| st-marie-lake-east | St. Marie Lake (East) | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming | Recreation site | 53.73061 | -122.31278 | 2.9 | 35.4 | 47 |
| ste-marie-lake | Ste. Marie Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.74236 | -122.35194 | 4.8 | 32.5 | 43.6 |
| st-marie-lake-west | St. Marie Lake West | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.7455 | -122.35446 | 5 | 32.2 | 43.4 |
| francis-lake | Francis Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.75137 | -122.36872 | 5.9 | 31.1 | 42.2 |
| frost-lake | Frost Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.77886 | -122.36631 | 6.7 | 29.5 | 42.4 |
| grizzly-lake | Grizzly Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming | Recreation site | 53.72162 | -122.14267 | 9.4 | 45.4 | 79.4 |

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

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