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title: "Pass Lake recreation site, 3 h 18 min from Prince George"
description: "Pass Lake: recreation site, 3 h 18 min from downtown Prince George. Snowmobiling, hunting, fishing, camping. 2 campsites, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pass-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pass-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T17:20:13.343Z
---

# Pass Lake

Recreation site, 3 h 18 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.11438,-121.4103) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1479) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pass-lake/#map)

## About

> This small site is located at the North end of Pass Lake. There is only space for one camping party, with a bit of extra space for day use parking. One table, fire ring and outhouse are provided.

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

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Snowmobiling](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=snowmobiling)
- [Hunting](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hunting)
- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)
- [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 16.5kms east of Prince George, turn left on to the Upper Fraser Road toward the Willow River Community. Continue ~63kms (paved) until you reach the single lane bridge (unpaved beyond this point). Cross the bridge (turn right then next left). The Site is located ~39km on the McGregor FSR.

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

- [Pass Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pass-lake-r0jrd6p/) Lake 2.9 km
- [Farm Cabin](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/farm-cabin/) Backcountry hut 3.8 km
- [Evanoff Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/evanoff-park/) Provincial park 5.9 km
- [Mcgregor River](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mcgregor-river/) Recreation site 7.8 km
- [Mount Severeid](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-severeid/) Summit 12 km
- [Kittil Falls](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/kittil-falls/) Recreation site 13 km
- [Bearpaw Ridge](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bearpaw-ridge/) Summit 14 km
- [Torpy Access Trail](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/torpy-access-trail/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 14 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 18 min, 122 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 90 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 2
- **Maintenance**: User Maintained
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 54.11438, -121.41030

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1479)
- [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)
- [Avalanche Canada](https://avalanche.ca/map)

[Wildfires and fire bans](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/wildfire/)

Source: [Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1479). Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.

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- [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/pass-lake

- **slug**: pass-lake
- **name**: Pass Lake
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 54.11438
- **lng**: -121.4103
- **kmFromCentre**: 90.2
- **driveKm**: 121.6
- **driveMinutes**: 197.9
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: snowmobiling, hunting, fishing, camping
- **amenities**: 2 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Cartop boat launch
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: This small site is located at the North end of Pass Lake. There is only space for one camping party, with a bit of extra space for day use parking. One table, fire ring and outhouse are provided.
- **directions**: Travel 16.5kms east of Prince George, turn left on to the Upper Fraser Road toward the Willow River Community. Continue ~63kms (paved) until you reach the single lane bridge (unpaved beyond this point). Cross the bridge (turn right then next left). The Site is located ~39km on the McGregor FSR.
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pass-lake/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1479>
- **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/REC1479 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| pass-lake-r0jrd6p | Pass Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.08869 | -121.40264 | 2.9 | 90.1 | 118.2 |
| farm-cabin | Farm Cabin | huts | huts | Backcountry hut | 54.11863 | -121.4687 | 3.8 | 86.6 | 121.2 |
| evanoff-park | Evanoff Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks | Provincial park | 54.08288 | -121.3383 | 5.9 | 94.1 | 119.4 |
| mcgregor-river | Mcgregor River | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.14648 | -121.30306 | 7.8 | 97.9 | 129.6 |
| mount-severeid | Mount Severeid | summits | summits | Summit | 54.16022 | -121.57484 | 11.9 | 81.3 | 108.3 |
| kittil-falls | Kittil Falls | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, waterfalls | Recreation site | 54.09698 | -121.20919 | 13.3 | 102.6 | 138 |
| bearpaw-ridge | Bearpaw Ridge | summits | summits | Summit | 54.03802 | -121.57417 | 13.7 | 78 | 101.3 |
| torpy-access-trail | Torpy Access Trail | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 54.02242 | -121.25446 | 14.4 | 98.5 | 128.4 |

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

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