--- title: "Stern Lake recreation site, 2 h 42 min from Prince George" description: "Stern Lake: recreation site, 2 h 42 min from downtown Prince George. Wildlife viewing, canoeing and kayaking, camping." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stern-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stern-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:38:22.251Z --- # Stern Lake Recreation site, 2 h 42 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.13382,-124.92515) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1394) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stern-lake/#map) ## About > One vehicle unit. This site is popular with ice fishers in wintertime. From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## What’s there ### Activities - [Wildlife viewing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=wildlife) - [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) ### Amenities - 3 campsites - Toilets - Picnic tables - Fire rings As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## Getting there Site access road is located at 10 km on the Trout Forest Road which is located just east of the village on Endako on Hwy 16. 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 - [Stern Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stern-lake-1ebt5js/) Lake 1.8 km - [Deserter Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/deserter-lake/) Lake 4.7 km - [Justine Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/justine-lake/) Lake 8.7 km - [Boat launch on Fraser Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-launch-on-fraser-lake-h7y3yi2/) Boat launch 9.3 km - [White Swan RV Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/white-swan-rv-park/) RV park 9.4 km - [Northside Lookout](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/northside-lookout/) Viewpoint 9.7 km - [Top Lake And Peta Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/top-lake-and-peta-lake/) Recreation site 12 km - [Top Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/top-lake/) Lake 12 km - **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 42 min, 179 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 0.4 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 144 km from downtown - **Campsites**: 3 - **Maintenance**: User Maintained - **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 54.13382, -124.92515 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1394) - [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/REC1394). 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%2Fstern-lake%2F&subject=Outdoors%3A+Stern+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/stern-lake - **slug**: stern-lake - **name**: Stern Lake - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 54.13382 - **lng**: -124.92515 - **kmFromCentre**: 144.1 - **driveKm**: 178.8 - **driveMinutes**: 162 - **offRoadMetres**: 438 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: wildlife, paddling, camping - **amenities**: 3 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings - **seasons**: summer, winter - **lake**: _none_ - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: One vehicle unit. This site is popular with ice fishers in wintertime. - **directions**: Site access road is located at 10 km on the Trout Forest Road which is located just east of the village on Endako on Hwy 16. - **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/REC1394 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | stern-lake-1ebt5js | Stern Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.13495 | -124.89699 | 1.8 | 142.3 | 182 | | deserter-lake | Deserter Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.09345 | -124.90505 | 4.7 | 142.2 | 167.9 | | justine-lake | Justine Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.21139 | -124.93759 | 8.7 | 146.5 | 186.2 | | boat-launch-on-fraser-lake-h7y3yi2 | Boat launch on Fraser Lake | boat-launches | boat-launches | Boat launch | 54.06236 | -124.84983 | 9.3 | 138.2 | 159.8 | | white-swan-rv-park | White Swan RV Park | campgrounds | campgrounds | RV park | 54.06274 | -124.8472 | 9.4 | 138.1 | 159.5 | | northside-lookout | Northside Lookout | summits | summits | Viewpoint | 54.06465 | -124.83353 | 9.7 | 137.2 | 158.6 | | top-lake-and-peta-lake | Top Lake And Peta Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.22176 | -124.81508 | 12.1 | 139 | 192.5 | | top-lake | Top Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.22358 | -124.81887 | 12.1 | 139.2 | 192.9 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stern-lake/. 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