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title: "Peterson'S Beach: recreation site around Prince George"
description: "Peterson'S Beach: recreation site on Fraser Lake, 2 h 18 min from downtown Prince George. Boating, fishing, swimming, camping."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/petersons-beach/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/petersons-beach.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:43:31.703Z
---

# Peterson'S Beach

Recreation site on Fraser Lake, 2 h 18 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.10092,-124.73101) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1110) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/petersons-beach/#map)

## About

> A gated 40 unit site in a sheltered bay with a sand beach that is over 800m long. Features include cement boat launch, hiking trail, Accessible outhouse, Accessible campsite and Accessible picnic shelter.

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

## What’s there

### Activities

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

### Amenities

- 41 campsites
- Toilets
- Picnic tables
- Fire rings
- Concrete boat launch
- Wheelchair-accessible facilities

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

## Getting there

Site Opens May 01, Heading west from the village of Fort Fraser, travel 3.5 kms on Hwy 16, turn right towards Beaumont Park, drive 6 kms and turn left onto Stella Road. Continue 10.7 kms on Stella Road to site. Heading east from the village of Endako, drive 8 kms on Hwy 16, turn left at the Stellaquo FN Reserve. Follow Stella Road 18.5 kms to 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

- [Fraser Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fraser-lake/) Lake 2.6 km
- [Drywilliam Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/drywilliam-lake/) Lake 5.8 km
- [Seas Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/seas-lake/) Lake 6.3 km
- [Piper's Glen Resort](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pipers-glen-resort/) RV park 7.0 km
- [Piper's Glen Resort](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pipers-glen-resort-campground/) RV park 7.0 km
- [Piper's Glen Boat Launch](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pipers-glen-boat-launch/) Boat launch 7.1 km
- [Northside Lookout](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/northside-lookout/) Viewpoint 7.8 km
- [Ormond Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ormond-lake-0826nu1/) Lake 8.1 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 18 min, 156 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 131 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 41
- **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard
- **Access**: Road, Motorhome
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 54.10092, -124.73101

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1110)
- [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/REC1110). 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/)
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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/petersons-beach

- **slug**: petersons-beach
- **name**: Peterson'S Beach
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 54.10092
- **lng**: -124.73101
- **kmFromCentre**: 131.1
- **driveKm**: 155.6
- **driveMinutes**: 137.5
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: boating, fishing, swimming, camping
- **amenities**: 41 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Concrete boat launch, Wheelchair-accessible facilities
- **seasons**: summer
- **lake**: Fraser Lake
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: A gated 40 unit site in a sheltered bay with a sand beach that is over 800m long. Features include cement boat launch, hiking trail, Accessible outhouse, Accessible campsite and Accessible picnic shelter.
- **directions**: Site Opens May 01, Heading west from the village of Fort Fraser, travel 3.5 kms on Hwy 16, turn right towards Beaumont Park, drive 6 kms and turn left onto Stella Road. Continue 10.7 kms on Stella Road to site. Heading east from the village of Endako, drive 8 kms on Hwy 16, turn left at the Stellaquo FN Reserve. Follow Stella Road 18.5 kms to site.
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/petersons-beach/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1110>
- **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/REC1110 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| fraser-lake | Fraser Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.08277 | -124.75698 | 2.6 | 132.5 | 158 |
| drywilliam-lake | Drywilliam Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.05626 | -124.68427 | 5.8 | 127.4 | 149.9 |
| seas-lake | Seas Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.0513 | -124.77712 | 6.3 | 133.4 | 153.3 |
| pipers-glen-resort | Piper's Glen Resort | campgrounds | campgrounds | RV park | 54.06257 | -124.64619 | 7 | 125 | 144.3 |
| pipers-glen-resort-campground | Piper's Glen Resort | campgrounds | campgrounds | RV park | 54.06288 | -124.64496 | 7 | 125 | 144.3 |
| pipers-glen-boat-launch | Piper's Glen Boat Launch | boat-launches | boat-launches | Boat launch | 54.06374 | -124.64271 | 7.1 | 124.8 | 144.5 |
| northside-lookout | Northside Lookout | summits | summits | Viewpoint | 54.06465 | -124.83353 | 7.8 | 137.2 | 158.6 |
| ormond-lake-0826nu1 | Ormond Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.17086 | -124.69807 | 8.1 | 130.3 | 152.6 |

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

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