---
title: "Sowchea Bay Park: provincial park around Prince George"
description: "Sowchea Bay Park: provincial park, 2 h 34 min from downtown Prince George. Hiking, biking, canoeing and kayaking, swimming, fishing, camping. 13 ha."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sowchea-bay-park/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sowchea-bay-park.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T17:22:28.751Z
---
# Sowchea Bay Park
Provincial park, 2 h 34 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.42012,-124.44951) [BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/sowchea-bay-park/) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sowchea-bay-park/#map)
## About
> Sowchea Bay Park is a picturesque park that was formerly a forestry campsite. The campground is along Stuart Lake, with the majority of campsites right next to the water. The park is located only 20km from Fort St. James.
From BC Parks Data API.
## What’s there
### Activities
- [Hiking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hiking)
- [Biking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=biking)
- [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling)
- [Swimming](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=swimming)
- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)
### Amenities
- Pit or flush toilets
- Drinking water
- Boat launch
- Campfires
- Frontcountry camping
- Capacity 30
- Fee charged
As published by BC Parks Data API.
## Map
[Read the full list without the map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/maps/list/?layer=provincial-parks)
Tap a marker for details and directions. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
## Nearby
- [Paarens Beach Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/paarens-beach-park/) Provincial park 4.5 km
- [Boat launch on Stuart Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-launch-on-stuart-lake/) Boat launch 4.8 km
- [Mount Nielsp](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-nielsp/) Summit 6.7 km
- [Mount Rosetti](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-rosetti/) Summit 7.0 km
- [Nanna Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/nanna-lake/) Lake 8.2 km
- [Camp Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/camp-lake-recreation-site/) Recreation site 8.7 km
- [Lind Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lind-lake/) Lake 8.8 km
- [Marie Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/marie-lake/) Lake 11 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 34 min, 169 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 124 km from downtown
- **Area**: 13 ha
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 54.42012, -124.44951
## Links
- [BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/sowchea-bay-park/)
- [Reservations (BC Parks)](https://camping.bcparks.ca/)
- [Website](https://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/sowchea/)
- [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1717047223)
- [BC freshwater fishing regulations](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/sports-culture/recreation/fishing-hunting/fishing/fishing-regulations)
- [BC Parks](https://bcparks.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: [BC Parks Data API](https://bcparks.ca/sowchea-bay-park/). Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.
Source read 2 days ago
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## 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/sowchea-bay-park
- **slug**: sowchea-bay-park
- **name**: Sowchea Bay Park
- **category**: provincial-parks
- **categories**: provincial-parks, campgrounds, swimming, boat-launches
- **kind**: Provincial park
- **lat**: 54.42012
- **lng**: -124.44951
- **kmFromCentre**: 124
- **driveKm**: 169.1
- **driveMinutes**: 154.2
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 13
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: hiking, biking, paddling, swimming, fishing, camping
- **amenities**: Pit or flush toilets, Drinking water, Boat launch, Campfires, Frontcountry camping, Capacity 30, Fee charged
- **seasons**: summer
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: Sowchea Bay Park is a picturesque park that was formerly a forestry campsite. The campground is along Stuart Lake, with the majority of campsites right next to the water. The park is located only 20km from Fort St. James.
- **directions**: _none_
- **page**:
- **source**: BC Parks Data API
- **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 |
| --- | --- |
| BC Parks page | https://bcparks.ca/sowchea-bay-park/ |
| Reservations (BC Parks) | https://camping.bcparks.ca/ |
| Website | https://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/sowchea/ |
| OpenStreetMap | https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1717047223 |
#### nearby
| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| paarens-beach-park | Paarens Beach Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks, campgrounds, swimming, boat-launches | Provincial park | 54.41848 | -124.38005 | 4.5 | 119.9 | 164.4 |
| boat-launch-on-stuart-lake | Boat launch on Stuart Lake | boat-launches | boat-launches | Boat launch | 54.42219 | -124.37608 | 4.8 | 119.8 | 164.8 |
| mount-nielsp | Mount Nielsp | summits | summits | Summit | 54.43592 | -124.54887 | 6.7 | 130.5 | 187.5 |
| mount-rosetti | Mount Rosetti | summits | summits | Summit | 54.35871 | -124.42328 | 7 | 119.6 | 171.4 |
| nanna-lake | Nanna Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.34612 | -124.44953 | 8.2 | 120.6 | 173.9 |
| camp-lake-recreation-site | Camp Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 54.41372 | -124.5834 | 8.7 | 131.5 | 184.9 |
| lind-lake | Lind Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.39548 | -124.32003 | 8.8 | 115.3 | 163.3 |
| marie-lake | Marie Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.3281 | -124.48611 | 10.5 | 122 | 179.1 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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