--- title: "Snaking River: recreation site around Prince George" description: "Snaking River: recreation site, 3 h 22 min from downtown Prince George. Canoeing and kayaking, camping, fishing." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/snaking-river/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/snaking-river.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:32:48.665Z --- # Snaking River Recreation site, 3 h 22 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.06625,-123.55397) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC2941) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/snaking-river/#map) ## About > Small open site along the river, great base camp for exploring the Nazko area. From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## What’s there ### Activities - [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) - [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing) ### Amenities - 2 campsites - Toilets - Picnic tables - Fire rings As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## Getting there From Quesnel take Nazko Hwy to Nazko then head North on the Nazko Road to the 22km mark. Turn right onto the Snaking River Road, travel to the main bridge, the site is off on the right. 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 - [Westroad River](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/westroad-river/) Recreation site 6.9 km - [Rainbow Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/rainbow-lake/) Lake 8.1 km - [Wutlus Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/wutlus-lake/) Lake 12 km - [Redwater Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/redwater-lake/) Lake 14 km - [Stump Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stump-lake/) Lake 15 km - **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 22 min, 141 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 109 km from downtown - **Campsites**: 2 - **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard - **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive, Motorhome - **Good for**: Summer - **Coordinates**: 53.06625, -123.55397 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC2941) - [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/REC2941). 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/snaking-river - **slug**: snaking-river - **name**: Snaking River - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 53.06625 - **lng**: -123.55397 - **kmFromCentre**: 108.5 - **driveKm**: 140.9 - **driveMinutes**: 202.1 - **offRoadMetres**: _none_ - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: paddling, camping, fishing - **amenities**: 2 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings - **seasons**: summer - **lake**: _none_ - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: Small open site along the river, great base camp for exploring the Nazko area. - **directions**: From Quesnel take Nazko Hwy to Nazko then head North on the Nazko Road to the 22km mark. Turn right onto the Snaking River Road, travel to the main bridge, the site is off on the right. - **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/REC2941 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | westroad-river | Westroad River | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.12571 | -123.58292 | 6.9 | 103.8 | 133.7 | | rainbow-lake | Rainbow Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.00109 | -123.60749 | 8.1 | 116.6 | 150.7 | | wutlus-lake | Wutlus Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 52.97587 | -123.44893 | 12.3 | 114.4 | 202 | | redwater-lake | Redwater Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.02046 | -123.75272 | 14.2 | 119.8 | 246.7 | | stump-lake | Stump Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 52.93541 | -123.57675 | 14.6 | 122.1 | 220.5 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/snaking-river/. 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