--- title: "Sawmill Lake: recreation site around Prince George" description: "Sawmill Lake: recreation site, 2 h 3 min from downtown Prince George. Hunting, camping, fishing. 4 campsites, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sawmill-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sawmill-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:44:21.247Z --- # Sawmill Lake Recreation site, 2 h 3 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.31841,-123.18482) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1034) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sawmill-lake/#map) ## About > This site has 3 campsites in an open environment and provides the basic amenities of 1 pit toilet, tables, fire rings and natural camping pads. The site is situated at an old mill site location adjacent to the main forest service road. 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 - Cartop boat launch As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## Getting there Head northwest of Prince George via Chief Lake Road. Travel 12kms and turn right on to the Nukko Lake Road. Continue another 12kms and turn right onto the Teardrop (Chief) FSR. The site is located on at ~26.5km. 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 - [Loop Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/loop-lake/) Lake 3.4 km - [Youngs Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/youngs-lake-ymgkqkb/) Lake 4.2 km - [Youngs Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/youngs-lake/) Recreation site 4.3 km - [Wedge Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/wedge-lake/) Lake 5.7 km - [Ting Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ting-lake/) Lake 5.8 km - [Twin Bay Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/twin-bay-lake/) Lake 6.8 km - [Mole Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mole-lake/) Lake 9.1 km - [Poplar Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/poplar-lake/) Lake 9.2 km - **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 3 min, 69 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 53 km from downtown - **Campsites**: 4 - **Maintenance**: User Maintained - **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 54.31841, -123.18482 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1034) - [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/REC1034). Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data. 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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/sawmill-lake - **slug**: sawmill-lake - **name**: Sawmill Lake - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 54.31841 - **lng**: -123.18482 - **kmFromCentre**: 52.9 - **driveKm**: 68.7 - **driveMinutes**: 122.6 - **offRoadMetres**: _none_ - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: hunting, camping, fishing - **amenities**: 4 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Cartop boat launch - **seasons**: summer, winter - **lake**: _none_ - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: This site has 3 campsites in an open environment and provides the basic amenities of 1 pit toilet, tables, fire rings and natural camping pads. The site is situated at an old mill site location adjacent to the main forest service road. - **directions**: Head northwest of Prince George via Chief Lake Road. Travel 12kms and turn right on to the Nukko Lake Road. Continue another 12kms and turn right onto the Teardrop (Chief) FSR. The site is located on at ~26.5km. - **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/REC1034 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | loop-lake | Loop Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.28822 | -123.18541 | 3.4 | 50.1 | 64.1 | | youngs-lake-ymgkqkb | Youngs Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.28781 | -123.22218 | 4.2 | 51.5 | 67 | | youngs-lake | Youngs Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 54.28179 | -123.20835 | 4.3 | 50.4 | 64.4 | | wedge-lake | Wedge Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.26762 | -123.17982 | 5.7 | 48 | 63.4 | | ting-lake | Ting Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.27197 | -123.22663 | 5.8 | 50.2 | 65.5 | | twin-bay-lake | Twin Bay Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.36818 | -123.24571 | 6.8 | 59.7 | 80.4 | | mole-lake | Mole Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.3374 | -123.32144 | 9.1 | 59.8 | 73.9 | | poplar-lake | Poplar Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.39447 | -123.13084 | 9.2 | 58.6 | 79.9 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sawmill-lake/. 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