--- title: "Teapot Mountain: recreation site around Prince George" description: "Teapot Mountain: recreation site, 53 min from downtown Prince George. Camping, hiking. 914 m elevation. Map, driving directions and places nearby." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/teapot-mountain/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/teapot-mountain.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:07:46.110Z --- # Teapot Mountain Recreation site, 53 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.32698,-122.67087) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1121) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/teapot-mountain/#map) ## About > This extremely popular 1.4km hiking trail offers a short but steep ascent to the top of Teapot Mountain, with fabulous 360 degree views of lakes, rivers, forests and wetlands. From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## What’s there ### Activities - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) - [Hiking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hiking) As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## Getting there Travel 50 Km north of Prince George on Hwy 97 past Summit Lake. From Highway 97 turn left on to Talus Road. Continue driving and then take a right on to the Caine Creek Forest Road. Follow the road to the parking lot. 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 - [Jakes Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/jakes-lake/) Lake 2.6 km - [Summit Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/summit-lake/) Lake 3.4 km - [Enquist Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/enquist-lake/) Lake 3.8 km - [Upper Summit Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/upper-summit-lake/) Lake 4.6 km - [Augustine Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/augustine-lake/) Lake 4.8 km - [Log Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/log-lake/) Lake 5.2 km - [Little Heart Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/little-heart-lake/) Lake 5.9 km - [Tang Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tang-lake/) Lake 7.2 km - **Drive from downtown**: 53 min, 57 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 46 km from downtown - **Elevation**: 914 m - **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard - **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive - **Good for**: Summer - **Coordinates**: 54.32698, -122.67087 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1121) - [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1188420925) - [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) - [Avalanche Canada](https://avalanche.ca/map) [Wildfires and fire bans](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/wildfire/) Source: [Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1121). 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%2Fteapot-mountain%2F&subject=Outdoors%3A+Teapot+Mountain) ## 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/teapot-mountain - **slug**: teapot-mountain - **name**: Teapot Mountain - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, summits - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 54.32698 - **lng**: -122.67087 - **kmFromCentre**: 45.9 - **driveKm**: 57.1 - **driveMinutes**: 52.9 - **offRoadMetres**: _none_ - **elevationM**: 914 - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: camping, hiking - **amenities**: _none_ - **seasons**: summer - **lake**: _none_ - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: This extremely popular 1.4km hiking trail offers a short but steep ascent to the top of Teapot Mountain, with fabulous 360 degree views of lakes, rivers, forests and wetlands. - **directions**: Travel 50 Km north of Prince George on Hwy 97 past Summit Lake. From Highway 97 turn left on to Talus Road. Continue driving and then take a right on to the Caine Creek Forest Road. Follow the road to the parking lot. - **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/REC1121 | | OpenStreetMap | https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1188420925 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | jakes-lake | Jakes Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.32546 | -122.71047 | 2.6 | 45.5 | 61.3 | | summit-lake | Summit Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.29764 | -122.65846 | 3.4 | 42.7 | 56 | | enquist-lake | Enquist Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.32058 | -122.72787 | 3.8 | 44.9 | 61.5 | | upper-summit-lake | Upper Summit Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.29199 | -122.70964 | 4.6 | 41.8 | 61.5 | | augustine-lake | Augustine Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.36233 | -122.62709 | 4.8 | 50.1 | 59.6 | | log-lake | Log Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.35568 | -122.60835 | 5.2 | 49.6 | 61.2 | | little-heart-lake | Little Heart Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.31656 | -122.58168 | 5.9 | 45.7 | 52.7 | | tang-lake | Tang Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.32294 | -122.7817 | 7.2 | 45.2 | 61.5 | --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/teapot-mountain/. 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