---
title: "Teapot Lake recreation site, 3 h 25 min from Prince George"
description: "Teapot Lake: recreation site, 3 h 25 min from downtown Prince George. Hunting, fishing, camping. 2 campsites, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/teapot-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/teapot-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:38:03.272Z
---

# Teapot Lake

Recreation site, 3 h 25 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.45246,-122.03674) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1167) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/teapot-lake/#map)

Closure notice from the source

Site closed due to road washout and presence of danger trees in site. Currently no estimated time of reopening. Alternative rec site options in the area include Stony Lake, Ahbau Lake and Naver Creek.

## About

> This small site is nestled under a mature spruce canopy providing a feeling of serenity. It is located off the beaten path, 5.5kms off the main road. The site will accommodate 2 camps comfortably and provides access to the lake for small car-topper type boats/canoes.

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

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Hunting](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hunting)
- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)

### Amenities

- 2 campsites
- Toilets
- Picnic tables
- Fire rings
- Gravel boat launch
- Dock

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

## Getting there

Travel 17.5kms south of Hixon, turn left on to the 700rd near Dunkley Lumber. Turn left at ~751km. The site is located 5.5kms in at the end of the Teapot Lake road (keep left at the first junction).

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

- [Teapot Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/teapot-lake-6u3gpex/) Lake 0.5 km
- [Stony Lake South](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stony-lake-south/) Recreation site 7.1 km
- [Stony Lake West](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stony-lake-west/) Recreation site 8.1 km
- [Lodi Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lodi-lake/) Lake 8.7 km
- [Stony Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stony-lake/) Lake 11 km
- [Hay Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hay-lake/) Lake 11 km
- [Stony Lake North](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stony-lake-north/) Recreation site 11 km
- [Narrow Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/narrow-lake/) Lake 14 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 25 min, 135 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 70 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 2
- **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 53.45246, -122.03674

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1167)
- [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/REC1167). 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/teapot-lake

- **slug**: teapot-lake
- **name**: Teapot Lake
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 53.45246
- **lng**: -122.03674
- **kmFromCentre**: 69.8
- **driveKm**: 134.8
- **driveMinutes**: 205
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: hunting, fishing, camping
- **amenities**: 2 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Gravel boat launch, Dock
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: Teapot Lake
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: Site closed due to road washout and presence of danger trees in site. Currently no estimated time of reopening. Alternative rec site options in the area include Stony Lake, Ahbau Lake and Naver Creek.
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: This small site is nestled under a mature spruce canopy providing a feeling of serenity. It is located off the beaten path, 5.5kms off the main road. The site will accommodate 2 camps comfortably and provides access to the lake for small car-topper type boats/canoes.
- **directions**: Travel 17.5kms south of Hixon, turn left on to the 700rd near Dunkley Lumber. Turn left at ~751km. The site is located 5.5kms in at the end of the Teapot Lake road (keep left at the first junction).
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/teapot-lake/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1167>
- **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/REC1167 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| teapot-lake-6u3gpex | Teapot Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.45509 | -122.03023 | 0.5 | 69.9 | 134.8 |
| stony-lake-south | Stony Lake South | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming | Recreation site | 53.43887 | -121.93168 | 7.1 | 75.7 | 136.5 |
| stony-lake-west | Stony Lake West | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.44276 | -121.91543 | 8.1 | 76.2 | 141.4 |
| lodi-lake | Lodi Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.37874 | -122.08155 | 8.7 | 74.3 | 122 |
| stony-lake | Stony Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.42159 | -121.8816 | 10.8 | 79.4 | 145.3 |
| hay-lake | Hay Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.3564 | -122.08394 | 11.1 | 76.2 | 119.5 |
| stony-lake-north | Stony Lake North | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming | Recreation site | 53.42892 | -121.87081 | 11.3 | 79.4 | 144.9 |
| narrow-lake | Narrow Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.55544 | -121.90808 | 14.3 | 68.4 | 86.2 |

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

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