--- title: "Snag Lake: recreation site around Prince George | PG Pulse" description: "Snag Lake: recreation site, 3 h 35 min from downtown Prince George. Camping, canoeing and kayaking, fishing. 3 campsites, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/snag-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/snag-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:38:08.819Z --- # Snag Lake Recreation site, 3 h 35 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.35324,-123.94544) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC2587) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/snag-lake/#map) ## About > This is a small rec site, with 2-3 campsites. The campsites sit on a bench just above the lake where the river empties out. The back portion of the campsite was burnt over during the 2010 fire season, use of this area is discouraged. From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## What’s there ### Activities - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) - [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling) - [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing) ### Amenities - 3 campsites - Toilets - Picnic tables - Fire rings As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## Getting there Follow the Blackwater Road for approximately 135km, turn onto the Swede Creek FSR, for 450m 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 - [Batnuni Lake East](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/batnuni-lake-east/) Recreation site 1.4 km - [Hanham Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hanham-lake-2zaarjw/) Lake 1.9 km - [Hanham Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hanham-lake/) Recreation site 2.7 km - [Batnuni Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/batnuni-lake/) Lake 3.2 km - [Chuniar Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chuniar-lake/) Lake 4.1 km - [Boat Lake West](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-lake-west/) Recreation site 4.8 km - [Boat Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-lake/) Lake 5.2 km - [Batnuni Lake West](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/batnuni-lake-west/) Recreation site 8.1 km - **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 35 min, 150 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 101 km from downtown - **Campsites**: 3 - **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard - **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive, Motorhome - **Good for**: Summer - **Coordinates**: 53.35324, -123.94544 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC2587) - [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/REC2587). 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%2Fsnag-lake%2F&subject=Outdoors%3A+Snag+Lake) ## 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/snag-lake - **slug**: snag-lake - **name**: Snag Lake - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 53.35324 - **lng**: -123.94544 - **kmFromCentre**: 100.7 - **driveKm**: 149.9 - **driveMinutes**: 215.1 - **offRoadMetres**: _none_ - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: camping, paddling, fishing - **amenities**: 3 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings - **seasons**: summer - **lake**: _none_ - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: This is a small rec site, with 2-3 campsites. The campsites sit on a bench just above the lake where the river empties out. The back portion of the campsite was burnt over during the 2010 fire season, use of this area is discouraged. - **directions**: Follow the Blackwater Road for approximately 135km, turn onto the Swede Creek FSR, for 450m - **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/REC2587 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | batnuni-lake-east | Batnuni Lake East | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.35596 | -123.96625 | 1.4 | 101.6 | 151.5 | | hanham-lake-2zaarjw | Hanham Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.34579 | -123.91893 | 1.9 | 99.9 | 148 | | hanham-lake | Hanham Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.3466 | -123.90693 | 2.7 | 99.2 | 147.3 | | batnuni-lake | Batnuni Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.36543 | -123.98929 | 3.2 | 102.2 | 153.9 | | chuniar-lake | Chuniar Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.33338 | -123.99795 | 4.1 | 104.8 | 151.2 | | boat-lake-west | Boat Lake West | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.35219 | -123.87336 | 4.8 | 97.1 | 145.2 | | boat-lake | Boat Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.34972 | -123.86758 | 5.2 | 97 | 145.2 | | batnuni-lake-west | Batnuni Lake West | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.38092 | -124.05759 | 8.1 | 104.8 | 159 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/snag-lake/. 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