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title: "Pack River: recreation site around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Pack River: recreation site, 2 h 7 min from downtown Prince George. Camping, boating, fishing. 3 campsites, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pack-river/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pack-river.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:32:42.124Z
---
# Pack River
Recreation site, 2 h 7 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=55.11954,-123.11548) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1144) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pack-river/#map)
## About
> This site offers space for 4 camping parties as well as day use access to the Pack River. Anglers may have luck catching rainbow trout, bull trout and whitefish. The main portion of the site is most suitable for smaller units, however there is a portion adjacent to the bridge that offers space for larger units.
From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue).
## What’s there
### Activities
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)
- [Boating](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=boating)
- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)
### Amenities
- 3 campsites
- Toilets
- Picnic tables
- Fire rings
- Gravel boat launch
As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue).
## Getting there
From the Mackenzie Junction, head south for about 3 km and turn onto the Finlay North (Pack) FSR. The site is located at approx. 10 km on the left side of the road, just beyond the bridge over the Pack River.
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
- [Sabai Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sabai-lake/) Recreation site 3.9 km
- [Sabai Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sabai-lake-ei6rone/) Lake 4.3 km
- [Grayling Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/grayling-lake/) Lake 5.2 km
- [Tudyah Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tudyah-lake/) Recreation site 5.9 km
- [Tudyah Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tudyah-lake-hozyop3/) Lake 5.9 km
- [McIntyre Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mcintyre-lake/) Lake 7.2 km
- [Tudyah Lake Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tudyah-lake-park/) Provincial park 8.2 km
- [Windy Point Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/windy-point-lake/) Recreation site 8.2 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 7 min, 161 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 136 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 3
- **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 55.11954, -123.11548
## Links
- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1144)
- [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/REC1144). Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.
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## 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/pack-river
- **slug**: pack-river
- **name**: Pack River
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 55.11954
- **lng**: -123.11548
- **kmFromCentre**: 135.8
- **driveKm**: 161.1
- **driveMinutes**: 126.8
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: camping, boating, fishing
- **amenities**: 3 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Gravel boat launch
- **seasons**: summer
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: This site offers space for 4 camping parties as well as day use access to the Pack River. Anglers may have luck catching rainbow trout, bull trout and whitefish. The main portion of the site is most suitable for smaller units, however there is a portion adjacent to the bridge that offers space for larger units.
- **directions**: From the Mackenzie Junction, head south for about 3 km and turn onto the Finlay North (Pack) FSR. The site is located at approx. 10 km on the left side of the road, just beyond the bridge over the Pack River.
- **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/REC1144 |
#### nearby
| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| sabai-lake | Sabai Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 55.08577 | -123.10153 | 3.9 | 131.9 | 165.6 |
| sabai-lake-ei6rone | Sabai Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 55.08254 | -123.09525 | 4.3 | 131.5 | 165.8 |
| grayling-lake | Grayling Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 55.13512 | -123.19198 | 5.2 | 138.4 | 172.3 |
| tudyah-lake | Tudyah Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 55.11459 | -123.02283 | 5.9 | 134.3 | 153.6 |
| tudyah-lake-hozyop3 | Tudyah Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 55.08771 | -123.04127 | 5.9 | 131.5 | 149.3 |
| mcintyre-lake | McIntyre Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 55.05692 | -123.08699 | 7.2 | 128.6 | 169.9 |
| tudyah-lake-park | Tudyah Lake Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks, campgrounds, swimming, boat-launches | Provincial park | 55.06239 | -123.03425 | 8.2 | 128.7 | 145.8 |
| windy-point-lake | Windy Point Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 55.11524 | -122.98711 | 8.2 | 134.1 | 152.6 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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