--- title: "Tagai Lake recreation site, 3 h 33 min from Prince George" description: "Tagai Lake: recreation site, 3 h 33 min from downtown Prince George. Canoeing and kayaking, boating, hunting, camping." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tagai-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tagai-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T17:22:20.060Z --- # Tagai Lake Recreation site, 3 h 33 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.44745,-123.66141) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1151) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tagai-lake/#map) ## About > This semi-remote site offers space for 8 camping parties and is a great option for people who like to get a bit further off the beaten path. The site is located along the terraced slopes near the shores of Tagai Lake and offers the basic amenities of tables, fire rings and pit toilets. From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## What’s there ### Activities - [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling) - [Boating](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=boating) - [Hunting](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hunting) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) ### Amenities - 8 campsites - Toilets - Picnic tables - Fire rings - Gravel boat launch As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## Getting there \*The Pelican FSR is currently closed at km 42 due to a bridge closure, no estimated time of reopening. Alternative access available via Blackwater to Batinuni to Pelican\* Travel west of Prince George and turn left on to the Blackwater Rd - proceed 21kms and turn right on to the Pelican FSR. At 64.1km turn right (Tagai Rd), turn right again at 1km to enter the site (1km in). 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 - [Tagai Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tagai-lake-sdipiak/) Lake 1.7 km - [Lintz Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lintz-lake/) Recreation site 4.1 km - [Gesul Buhn](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/gesul-buhn/) Lake 5.8 km - [Meadow Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/meadow-lake-1m8eexy/) Lake 6.3 km - [Meadow Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/meadow-lake/) Recreation site 6.7 km - [Holman Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/holman-lake/) Lake 7.1 km - [Tucker Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tucker-lake/) Lake 7.1 km - [Sheein Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sheein-lake/) Lake 11 km - **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 33 min, 138 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 80 km from downtown - **Campsites**: 8 - **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard - **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 53.44745, -123.66141 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1151) - [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/REC1151). 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/tagai-lake - **slug**: tagai-lake - **name**: Tagai Lake - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 53.44745 - **lng**: -123.66141 - **kmFromCentre**: 79.6 - **driveKm**: 137.7 - **driveMinutes**: 213.1 - **offRoadMetres**: _none_ - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: paddling, boating, hunting, camping - **amenities**: 8 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Gravel boat launch - **seasons**: summer, winter - **lake**: Tagai Lake - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: This semi-remote site offers space for 8 camping parties and is a great option for people who like to get a bit further off the beaten path. The site is located along the terraced slopes near the shores of Tagai Lake and offers the basic amenities of tables, fire rings and pit toilets. - **directions**: *The Pelican FSR is currently closed at km 42 due to a bridge closure, no estimated time of reopening. Alternative access available via Blackwater to Batinuni to Pelican* Travel west of Prince George and turn left on to the Blackwater Rd - proceed 21kms and turn right on to the Pelican FSR. At 64.1km turn right (Tagai Rd), turn right again at 1km to enter the site (1km in). - **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/REC1151 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | tagai-lake-sdipiak | Tagai Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.45522 | -123.68328 | 1.7 | 80.1 | 137.8 | | lintz-lake | Lintz Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.4566 | -123.60097 | 4.1 | 75.9 | 131 | | gesul-buhn | Gesul Buhn | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.48554 | -123.60134 | 5.8 | 73.8 | 126.5 | | meadow-lake-1m8eexy | Meadow Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.42763 | -123.57178 | 6.3 | 76.8 | 132.8 | | meadow-lake | Meadow Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.42926 | -123.5642 | 6.7 | 76.3 | 129.4 | | holman-lake | Holman Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.41043 | -123.57374 | 7.1 | 78.2 | 132.9 | | tucker-lake | Tucker Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.49339 | -123.58796 | 7.1 | 72.6 | 125.8 | | sheein-lake | Sheein Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.34668 | -123.65223 | 11.2 | 87 | 132 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tagai-lake/. 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