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title: "Sabai Lake recreation site, 2 h 18 min from Prince George"
description: "Sabai Lake: recreation site, 2 h 18 min from downtown Prince George. Hunting, camping, fishing. 4 campsites, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sabai-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sabai-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T17:22:18.869Z
---
# Sabai Lake
Recreation site, 2 h 18 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=55.08577,-123.10153) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1145) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sabai-lake/#map)
## About
> This popular site is located in a fairly open environment due to extensive removal of mountain pine beetle trees. The site offers camping for 4 parties and good access to Sabai Lake. The basic amenities of tables, fire rings and pit toilets are provided.
From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue).
## What’s there
### Activities
- [Hunting](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hunting)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)
- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)
### Amenities
- 4 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 3km and turn onto the Finlay North (Pack) FSR. Continue for about 10 km, and turn left onto the Sabai Mainline just past the bridge over the Pack River. Proceed for about 3.5 km and the entrance to the site is located on the left side of the road. The site is easily accessible by 2WD vehicles, and a loop road would allow access for larger trailers.
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-ei6rone/) Lake 0.5 km
- [McIntyre Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mcintyre-lake/) Lake 3.3 km
- [Tudyah Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tudyah-lake-hozyop3/) Lake 3.8 km
- [Pack River](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pack-river/) Recreation site 3.9 km
- [Tudyah Lake Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tudyah-lake-park/) Provincial park 5.0 km
- [Tudyah Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tudyah-lake/) Recreation site 5.9 km
- [Butternut Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/butternut-lake/) Recreation site 6.9 km
- [Royer Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/royer-lake/) Lake 7.5 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 18 min, 166 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 132 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 4
- **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 55.08577, -123.10153
## Links
- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1145)
- [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/REC1145). Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.
Source read 2 days ago
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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/sabai-lake
- **slug**: sabai-lake
- **name**: Sabai Lake
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 55.08577
- **lng**: -123.10153
- **kmFromCentre**: 131.9
- **driveKm**: 165.6
- **driveMinutes**: 137.7
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: hunting, camping, fishing
- **amenities**: 4 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Gravel boat launch
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: Sabai Lake
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: This popular site is located in a fairly open environment due to extensive removal of mountain pine beetle trees. The site offers camping for 4 parties and good access to Sabai Lake. The basic amenities of tables, fire rings and pit toilets are provided.
- **directions**: From the Mackenzie Junction, head south for about 3km and turn onto the Finlay North (Pack) FSR. Continue for about 10 km, and turn left onto the Sabai Mainline just past the bridge over the Pack River. Proceed for about 3.5 km and the entrance to the site is located on the left side of the road. The site is easily accessible by 2WD vehicles, and a loop road would allow access for larger trailers.
- **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/REC1145 |
#### nearby
| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| sabai-lake-ei6rone | Sabai Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 55.08254 | -123.09525 | 0.5 | 131.5 | 165.8 |
| mcintyre-lake | McIntyre Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 55.05692 | -123.08699 | 3.3 | 128.6 | 169.9 |
| tudyah-lake-hozyop3 | Tudyah Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 55.08771 | -123.04127 | 3.8 | 131.5 | 149.3 |
| pack-river | Pack River | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 55.11954 | -123.11548 | 3.9 | 135.8 | 161.1 |
| tudyah-lake-park | Tudyah Lake Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks, campgrounds, swimming, boat-launches | Provincial park | 55.06239 | -123.03425 | 5 | 128.7 | 145.8 |
| tudyah-lake | Tudyah Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 55.11459 | -123.02283 | 5.9 | 134.3 | 153.6 |
| butternut-lake | Butternut Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 55.0237 | -123.09772 | 6.9 | 125.1 | 173.8 |
| royer-lake | Royer Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 55.04291 | -123.19148 | 7.5 | 128.4 | 179.9 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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