---
title: "Pelican Lake South: recreation site around Prince George"
description: "Pelican Lake South: recreation site on Pelican Lake, 3 h 5 min from downtown Prince George. Wildlife viewing, canoeing and kayaking, fishing, camping."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pelican-lake-south/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pelican-lake-south.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:35:03.780Z
---

# Pelican Lake South

Recreation site on Pelican Lake, 3 h 5 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.32272,-123.6371) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC2886) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pelican-lake-south/#map)

## About

> This is a large two section site with only lower lake level sites being used at this time. All pine beetle trees have been removed opening up this site and there is plenty of firewood available for campers. For those that like to explore by canoe this would be a great spot.

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

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Wildlife viewing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=wildlife)
- [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling)
- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)

### Amenities

- 4 campsites
- Toilets
- Picnic tables
- Fire rings

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

## Getting there

Follow the Batnunni Road to 118km, turn right onto the P road, follow for 4km and turn left into 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

- [Pelican Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pelican-lake/) Lake 1.5 km
- [Sheein Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sheein-lake/) Lake 2.8 km
- [Moses Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/moses-lake/) Lake 4.1 km
- [Cotsworth Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cotsworth-lake/) Lake 5.3 km
- [Nuntzun Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/nuntzun-lake/) Lake 6.9 km
- [Km 64 Alexander Mackenzie Heritage Trail](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/km-64-alexander-mackenzie-heritage-trail/) Recreation site 7.5 km
- [Titetown Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/titetown-park/) Provincial park 8.4 km
- [Yimpakluk Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/yimpakluk-lake/) Lake 9.1 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 5 min, 128 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 88 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 4
- **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive, Motorhome
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 53.32272, -123.63710

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC2886)
- [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/REC2886). 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/pelican-lake-south

- **slug**: pelican-lake-south
- **name**: Pelican Lake South
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 53.32272
- **lng**: -123.6371
- **kmFromCentre**: 88.3
- **driveKm**: 127.9
- **driveMinutes**: 185
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: wildlife, paddling, fishing, camping
- **amenities**: 4 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: Pelican Lake
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: This is a large two section site with only lower lake level sites being used at this time. All pine beetle trees have been removed opening up this site and there is plenty of firewood available for campers. For those that like to explore by canoe this would be a great spot.
- **directions**: Follow the Batnunni Road to 118km, turn right onto the P road, follow for 4km and turn left into site
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pelican-lake-south/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC2886>
- **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/REC2886 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| pelican-lake | Pelican Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.32775 | -123.65796 | 1.5 | 88.8 | 128.8 |
| sheein-lake | Sheein Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.34668 | -123.65223 | 2.8 | 87 | 132 |
| moses-lake | Moses Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.30563 | -123.58276 | 4.1 | 87.4 | 122.2 |
| cotsworth-lake | Cotsworth Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.27608 | -123.65311 | 5.3 | 92.9 | 126.7 |
| nuntzun-lake | Nuntzun Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.2767 | -123.56756 | 6.9 | 89.3 | 120.1 |
| km-64-alexander-mackenzie-heritage-trail | Km 64 Alexander Mackenzie Heritage Trail | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.28252 | -123.54638 | 7.5 | 88 | 119 |
| titetown-park | Titetown Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks | Provincial park | 53.28499 | -123.74592 | 8.4 | 96.2 | 133.3 |
| yimpakluk-lake | Yimpakluk Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.2681 | -123.73862 | 9.1 | 97.3 | 133.3 |

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

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