--- title: "Stony Lake South: recreation site around Prince George" description: "Stony Lake South: recreation site on Stony Lake, 3 h 24 min from downtown Prince George. Canoeing and kayaking, swimming, camping." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stony-lake-south/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stony-lake-south.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:34:38.424Z --- # Stony Lake South Recreation site on Stony Lake, 3 h 24 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.43887,-121.93168) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1169) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stony-lake-south/#map) ## About > Due to lack of recent industrial access into the area, this site has a fairly remote and rugged feeling that offers a great experience for adventurers. Please see the Driving Directions for a description of the road conditions. From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## What’s there ### Activities - [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 \*Please note that the final 3km of the access road is extremely rough and brushy and may be inaccessible for vehicles. This site is best accessed by launching a boat at one of the other sites on the lake and accessing from the water\* The site is accessible south of Hixon, turn left onto the 700rd near Dunkley Lumber. Keep to the right of junction just past 751km. Turn left at ~754km. The site is at the end of the road (~3kms). This site is also accessible from the Willow Cale FSR, turn right at approximately 187km, connect with the 700rd and turn right onto the Teapot Road (751km). 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 West](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stony-lake-west/) Recreation site 1.2 km - [Stony Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stony-lake/) Lake 3.8 km - [Stony Lake North](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stony-lake-north/) Recreation site 4.2 km - [Teapot Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/teapot-lake-6u3gpex/) Lake 6.8 km - [Teapot Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/teapot-lake/) Recreation site 7.1 km - [Stony Lake East](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stony-lake-east/) Recreation site 7.8 km - [Rond Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/rond-lake/) Lake 8.7 km - [Stephen Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stephen-lake/) Lake 11 km - **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 24 min, 137 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 76 km from downtown - **Campsites**: 4 - **Maintenance**: User Maintained - **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive - **Good for**: Summer - **Coordinates**: 53.43887, -121.93168 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1169) - [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/REC1169). 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/stony-lake-south - **slug**: stony-lake-south - **name**: Stony Lake South - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 53.43887 - **lng**: -121.93168 - **kmFromCentre**: 75.7 - **driveKm**: 136.5 - **driveMinutes**: 204 - **offRoadMetres**: _none_ - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: paddling, swimming, camping - **amenities**: 4 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Gravel boat launch - **seasons**: summer - **lake**: Stony Lake - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: Due to lack of recent industrial access into the area, this site has a fairly remote and rugged feeling that offers a great experience for adventurers. Please see the Driving Directions for a description of the road conditions. - **directions**: *Please note that the final 3km of the access road is extremely rough and brushy and may be inaccessible for vehicles. This site is best accessed by launching a boat at one of the other sites on the lake and accessing from the water* The site is accessible south of Hixon, turn left onto the 700rd near Dunkley Lumber. Keep to the right of junction just past 751km. Turn left at ~754km. The site is at the end of the road (~3kms). This site is also accessible from the Willow Cale FSR, turn right at approximately 187km, connect with the 700rd and turn right onto the Teapot Road (751km). - **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/REC1169 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | stony-lake-west | Stony Lake West | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.44276 | -121.91543 | 1.2 | 76.2 | 141.4 | | stony-lake | Stony Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.42159 | -121.8816 | 3.8 | 79.4 | 145.3 | | stony-lake-north | Stony Lake North | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming | Recreation site | 53.42892 | -121.87081 | 4.2 | 79.4 | 144.9 | | teapot-lake-6u3gpex | Teapot Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.45509 | -122.03023 | 6.8 | 69.9 | 134.8 | | teapot-lake | Teapot Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.45246 | -122.03674 | 7.1 | 69.8 | 134.8 | | stony-lake-east | Stony Lake East | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.40348 | -121.83072 | 7.8 | 83.2 | 149.2 | | rond-lake | Rond Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.39523 | -121.8221 | 8.7 | 84.3 | 150.3 | | stephen-lake | Stephen Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.3864 | -121.79855 | 10.6 | 86.1 | 243.8 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stony-lake-south/. 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