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title: "St. Marie Lake (East): recreation site around Prince George"
description: "St. Marie Lake (East): recreation site, 1 h 22 min from downtown Prince George. Fishing, picnics, swimming, camping."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/st-marie-lake-east/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/st-marie-lake-east.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:14:38.778Z
---
# St. Marie Lake (East)
Recreation site, 1 h 22 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.73061,-122.31278) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1287) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/st-marie-lake-east/#map)
## About
> This site has open, natural camping areas and provides the basic amenities of tables, fire rings, and a pit toilet. The site is located approximately 300 metres from the main FSR and offers great access to the eastern end of St. Marie Lake.
From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue).
## What’s there
### Activities
- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)
- [Picnics](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=picnics)
- [Swimming](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=swimming)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)
### Amenities
- 5 campsites
- Picnic tables
- Fire rings
- Cartop boat launch
- Capacity 5
- Free
As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue).
## Getting there
Travel 17kms south of Prince George (Hwy 97). Turn left onto the Willow Cale FSR (112.5km). Turn right at 121km (T-junction). Proceed to km 139 and the site will be accessed by a right hand turn at this point. The site is about 300 metres in from the Willow-Cale FSR.
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
- [Opatcho Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/opatcho-lake-a18hd8o/) Lake 2.4 km
- [Prince George East Trails](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/prince-george-east-trails/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 2.6 km
- [Opatcho Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/opatcho-lake/) Recreation site 2.9 km
- [Ste. Marie Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ste-marie-lake/) Lake 2.9 km
- [St. Marie Lake West](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/st-marie-lake-west/) Recreation site 3.2 km
- [Francis Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/francis-lake/) Recreation site 4.3 km
- [Frost Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/frost-lake/) Lake 6.4 km
- [Mount George](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-george/) Summit 9.7 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 1 h 22 min, 47 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 35 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 5
- **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.73061, -122.31278
## Links
- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1287)
- [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3387140983)
- [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/REC1287). Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.
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## 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/st-marie-lake-east
- **slug**: st-marie-lake-east
- **name**: St. Marie Lake (East)
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 53.73061
- **lng**: -122.31278
- **kmFromCentre**: 35.4
- **driveKm**: 47
- **driveMinutes**: 82
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: fishing, picnics, swimming, camping
- **amenities**: 5 campsites, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Cartop boat launch, Capacity 5, Free
- **seasons**: summer
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: This site has open, natural camping areas and provides the basic amenities of tables, fire rings, and a pit toilet. The site is located approximately 300 metres from the main FSR and offers great access to the eastern end of St. Marie Lake.
- **directions**: Travel 17kms south of Prince George (Hwy 97). Turn left onto the Willow Cale FSR (112.5km). Turn right at 121km (T-junction). Proceed to km 139 and the site will be accessed by a right hand turn at this point. The site is about 300 metres in from the Willow-Cale FSR.
- **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/REC1287 |
| OpenStreetMap | https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3387140983 |
#### nearby
| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| opatcho-lake-a18hd8o | Opatcho Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.74664 | -122.28872 | 2.4 | 35.7 | 48.8 |
| prince-george-east-trails | Prince George East Trails | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 53.72977 | -122.27321 | 2.6 | 37.6 | 49.7 |
| opatcho-lake | Opatcho Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming | Recreation site | 53.74722 | -122.27875 | 2.9 | 36.2 | 51.3 |
| ste-marie-lake | Ste. Marie Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.74236 | -122.35194 | 2.9 | 32.5 | 43.6 |
| st-marie-lake-west | St. Marie Lake West | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.7455 | -122.35446 | 3.2 | 32.2 | 43.4 |
| francis-lake | Francis Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.75137 | -122.36872 | 4.3 | 31.1 | 42.2 |
| frost-lake | Frost Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.77886 | -122.36631 | 6.4 | 29.5 | 42.4 |
| mount-george | Mount George | summits | summits | Summit | 53.64404 | -122.33525 | 9.7 | 40.8 | 66.9 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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