--- title: "Top Lake And Peta Lake: recreation site around Prince George" description: "Top Lake And Peta Lake: recreation site on Top Lake, 3 h 15 min from downtown Prince George. Hunting, fishing, camping." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/top-lake-and-peta-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/top-lake-and-peta-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:35:21.058Z --- # Top Lake And Peta Lake Recreation site on Top Lake, 3 h 15 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.22176,-124.81508) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1113) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/top-lake-and-peta-lake/#map) ## About > Peta Lake- a 4 unit site on a small lake; narrow winding access, good canoeing. Top Lake- A single unit picnic site that marks the divide between the Skeena and Fraser River drainage. 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 - 5 campsites - Toilets - Picnic tables - Fire rings - Cartop boat launch - Free As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## Getting there The sites are located in close proximity to the 23 km mark on the Sutherland-Trout Forest Service Road. These sites are both located on the Sutherland-Trout Forest Service Road at kilometre 23 and 24. The Sutherland- Trout FSR begins on the north perimter of the Village of Endako. 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 - [Top Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/top-lake/) Lake 0.3 km - [Peta Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/peta-lake/) Lake 1.5 km - [Jean Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/jean-lake/) Lake 6.0 km - [Peta Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/peta-mountain/) Summit 6.2 km - [Oona Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/oona-lake/) Recreation site 6.3 km - [Oona Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/oona-lake-t5ri7l2/) Lake 6.5 km - [Justine Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/justine-lake/) Lake 8.0 km - [Ormond Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ormond-lake-0826nu1/) Lake 9.5 km - **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 15 min, 193 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 139 km from downtown - **Campsites**: 5 - **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard - **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 54.22176, -124.81508 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1113) - [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/168081486) - [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/REC1113). 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/top-lake-and-peta-lake - **slug**: top-lake-and-peta-lake - **name**: Top Lake And Peta Lake - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 54.22176 - **lng**: -124.81508 - **kmFromCentre**: 139 - **driveKm**: 192.5 - **driveMinutes**: 194.7 - **offRoadMetres**: _none_ - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: hunting, fishing, camping - **amenities**: 5 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Cartop boat launch, Free - **seasons**: summer, winter - **lake**: Top Lake - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: Peta Lake- a 4 unit site on a small lake; narrow winding access, good canoeing. Top Lake- A single unit picnic site that marks the divide between the Skeena and Fraser River drainage. - **directions**: The sites are located in close proximity to the 23 km mark on the Sutherland-Trout Forest Service Road. These sites are both located on the Sutherland-Trout Forest Service Road at kilometre 23 and 24. The Sutherland- Trout FSR begins on the north perimter of the Village of Endako. - **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/REC1113 | | OpenStreetMap | https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/168081486 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | top-lake | Top Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.22358 | -124.81887 | 0.3 | 139.2 | 192.9 | | peta-lake | Peta Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.21938 | -124.79217 | 1.5 | 137.4 | 192.3 | | jean-lake | Jean Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.24465 | -124.89918 | 6 | 144.9 | 194.7 | | peta-mountain | Peta Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 54.25256 | -124.73571 | 6.2 | 134.8 | 196.1 | | oona-lake | Oona Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.18808 | -124.73746 | 6.3 | 133.2 | 191.2 | | oona-lake-t5ri7l2 | Oona Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.18114 | -124.74362 | 6.5 | 133.4 | 190.7 | | justine-lake | Justine Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.21139 | -124.93759 | 8 | 146.5 | 186.2 | | ormond-lake-0826nu1 | Ormond Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.17086 | -124.69807 | 9.5 | 130.3 | 152.6 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/top-lake-and-peta-lake/. 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