--- title: "Shesta Picnic Site: recreation site around Prince George" description: "Shesta Picnic Site: recreation site, 1 h from downtown Prince George. Boating, canoeing and kayaking, picnics. Toilets, picnic tables, fire rings." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/shesta-picnic-site/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/shesta-picnic-site.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:57:29.076Z --- # Shesta Picnic Site Recreation site, 1 h from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.62032,-123.00023) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1467) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/shesta-picnic-site/#map) ## About > The site offers recreational day-use opportunities. This small site at the south end of the lake is a great place to stop for lunch. There is a fire ring, table and pit toilet provided at the site. From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## What’s there ### Activities - [Boating](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=boating) - [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling) - [Picnics](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=picnics) ### Amenities - Toilets - Picnic tables - Fire rings As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## Getting there Travel 9kms west of Prince George from the hwy 97/16 junction - turn left on to the Blackwater Rd - proceed 21kms and turn right on to the Pelican FSR. The site is located at 8km. 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 - [Shesta Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/shesta-lake-rk4t5u0/) Lake 1.2 km - [Shesta Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/shesta-lake/) Recreation site 1.7 km - [Mount Baldy Hughes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-baldy-hughes/) Summit 3.1 km - [Erickson Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/erickson-lake-nlrgtxr/) Lake 3.7 km - [Nelson Lake Rec Site](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/nelson-lake-rec-site/) Recreation site 4.8 km - [Clear Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/clear-lake/) Recreation site 5.4 km - [Lynx Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lynx-lake/) Lake 6.2 km - [Mackenzie Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mackenzie-lakes/) Recreation site 9.3 km - **Drive from downtown**: 1 h, 41 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 37 km from downtown - **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard - **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive - **Good for**: Summer - **Coordinates**: 53.62032, -123.00023 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1467) - [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/REC1467). Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data. Source read 2 days ago [Report a problem](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/feedback/?kind=correction&page=%2Foutdoors%2Fshesta-picnic-site%2F&subject=Outdoors%3A+Shesta+Picnic+Site) ## More in Explore [See all in Explore](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/browse/#explore) - [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/shesta-picnic-site - **slug**: shesta-picnic-site - **name**: Shesta Picnic Site - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 53.62032 - **lng**: -123.00023 - **kmFromCentre**: 36.9 - **driveKm**: 40.7 - **driveMinutes**: 60.2 - **offRoadMetres**: _none_ - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: boating, paddling, picnics - **amenities**: Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings - **seasons**: summer - **lake**: _none_ - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: The site offers recreational day-use opportunities. This small site at the south end of the lake is a great place to stop for lunch. There is a fire ring, table and pit toilet provided at the site. - **directions**: Travel 9kms west of Prince George from the hwy 97/16 junction - turn left on to the Blackwater Rd - proceed 21kms and turn right on to the Pelican FSR. The site is located at 8km. - **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/REC1467 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | shesta-lake-rk4t5u0 | Shesta Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.63071 | -122.99596 | 1.2 | 35.7 | 39.5 | | shesta-lake | Shesta Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming | Recreation site | 53.63392 | -122.98961 | 1.7 | 35.2 | 39.1 | | mount-baldy-hughes | Mount Baldy Hughes | summits | summits | Summit | 53.61542 | -122.95444 | 3.1 | 36.1 | 41.2 | | erickson-lake-nlrgtxr | Erickson Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.58755 | -122.99117 | 3.7 | 39.9 | 42.9 | | nelson-lake-rec-site | Nelson Lake Rec Site | rec-sites | rec-sites | Recreation site | 53.58686 | -122.95312 | 4.8 | 39.1 | 43.3 | | clear-lake | Clear Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.66747 | -123.02155 | 5.4 | 33 | 39.4 | | lynx-lake | Lynx Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.62507 | -122.90656 | 6.2 | 34.1 | 39.1 | | mackenzie-lakes | Mackenzie Lakes | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.54276 | -122.94598 | 9.3 | 43.6 | 49.8 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/shesta-picnic-site/. 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