---
title: "Stony Lake North: recreation site around Prince George"
description: "Stony Lake North: recreation site, 3 h 41 min from downtown Prince George. Hunting, canoeing and kayaking, swimming, camping."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stony-lake-north/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stony-lake-north.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:34:10.651Z
---

# Stony Lake North

Recreation site, 3 h 41 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.42892,-121.87081) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1227) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stony-lake-north/#map)

## About

> This site is located on a beautiful open beach on the shores of Stony Lake. The gradually sloped beach makes for a good natural boat launch, and the beach also offers good opportunities for swimming.

From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue).

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Hunting](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hunting)
- [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling)
- [Swimming](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=swimming)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)

### Amenities

- 4 campsites
- Toilets
- Picnic tables
- Fire rings
- Gravel boat launch

As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue).

## Getting there

From Highway 97, turn onto the Naver Creek (700) Road at Dunkley Mill. Follow this road for approximately 58km and turn left onto the Willow-Stony Road. Follow this road and keep to the right when you reach a junction. Proceed along this road and this will be the second rec site you reach along the right side of the road.

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

- [Stony Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stony-lake/) Lake 1.1 km
- [Stony Lake West](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stony-lake-west/) Recreation site 3.3 km
- [Stony Lake East](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stony-lake-east/) Recreation site 3.9 km
- [Stony Lake South](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stony-lake-south/) Recreation site 4.2 km
- [Rond Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/rond-lake/) Lake 4.9 km
- [Stephen Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stephen-lake/) Lake 6.7 km
- [Slender Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/slender-lake-byawfbn/) Lake 10 km
- [Teapot Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/teapot-lake-6u3gpex/) Lake 11 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 41 min, 145 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 79 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 4
- **Maintenance**: User Maintained
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 53.42892, -121.87081

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1227)
- [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/REC1227). Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.

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- [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/stony-lake-north

- **slug**: stony-lake-north
- **name**: Stony Lake North
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 53.42892
- **lng**: -121.87081
- **kmFromCentre**: 79.4
- **driveKm**: 144.9
- **driveMinutes**: 220.8
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: hunting, paddling, swimming, camping
- **amenities**: 4 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Gravel boat launch
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: This site is located on a beautiful open beach on the shores of Stony Lake. The gradually sloped beach makes for a good natural boat launch, and the beach also offers good opportunities for swimming.
- **directions**: From Highway 97, turn onto the Naver Creek (700) Road at Dunkley Mill. Follow this road for approximately 58km and turn left onto the Willow-Stony Road. Follow this road and keep to the right when you reach a junction. Proceed along this road and this will be the second rec site you reach along the right side of the road.
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stony-lake-north/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1227>
- **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/REC1227 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| stony-lake | Stony Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.42159 | -121.8816 | 1.1 | 79.4 | 145.3 |
| stony-lake-west | Stony Lake West | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.44276 | -121.91543 | 3.3 | 76.2 | 141.4 |
| stony-lake-east | Stony Lake East | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.40348 | -121.83072 | 3.9 | 83.2 | 149.2 |
| stony-lake-south | Stony Lake South | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming | Recreation site | 53.43887 | -121.93168 | 4.2 | 75.7 | 136.5 |
| rond-lake | Rond Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.39523 | -121.8221 | 4.9 | 84.3 | 150.3 |
| stephen-lake | Stephen Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.3864 | -121.79855 | 6.7 | 86.1 | 243.8 |
| slender-lake-byawfbn | Slender Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.42575 | -121.71542 | 10.3 | 87.3 | 240.4 |
| teapot-lake-6u3gpex | Teapot Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.45509 | -122.03023 | 11 | 69.9 | 134.8 |

_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._

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