--- title: "Tureen Lake recreation site, 2 h 55 min from Prince George" description: "Tureen Lake: recreation site, 2 h 55 min from downtown Prince George. Canoeing and kayaking, fishing, camping." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tureen-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tureen-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:43:53.619Z --- # Tureen Lake Recreation site, 2 h 55 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.39802,-123.43629) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1032) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tureen-lake/#map) Closure notice from the source The site is closed due to deactivation of the Teardrop FSR from 59km to 70 km. ## About > A small open site in a logged area; cartop boat launch; stocked with Rainbow Trout. From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## What’s there ### Activities - [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling) - [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) ### Amenities - 3 campsites - Toilets - Picnic tables - Fire rings - Cartop boat launch As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## Getting there Site access road located at 60 km on the Teardrop Foreast Service Road. 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 - [Tureen Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tureen-lake-y96nkv7/) Lake 0.6 km - [Teardrop Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/teardrop-lake-znn0aob/) Lake 1.4 km - [Teardrop Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/teardrop-lake/) Recreation site 2.0 km - [Bugle Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bugle-lake/) Lake 7.2 km - [Great Beaver Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/great-beaver-lake/) Recreation site 9.3 km - [Lamb Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lamb-lake/) Lake 9.4 km - [Urn Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/urn-lake/) Lake 9.4 km - [Mole Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mole-lake/) Lake 10 km - **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 55 min, 91 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 0.7 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 70 km from downtown - **Campsites**: 3 - **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard - **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive - **Good for**: Summer - **Coordinates**: 54.39802, -123.43629 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1032) - [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/REC1032). 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%2Ftureen-lake%2F&subject=Outdoors%3A+Tureen+Lake) ## 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/tureen-lake - **slug**: tureen-lake - **name**: Tureen Lake - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 54.39802 - **lng**: -123.43629 - **kmFromCentre**: 69.7 - **driveKm**: 90.6 - **driveMinutes**: 175.3 - **offRoadMetres**: 729 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: paddling, fishing, camping - **amenities**: 3 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Cartop boat launch - **seasons**: summer - **lake**: Tureen Lake - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: The site is closed due to deactivation of the Teardrop FSR from 59km to 70 km. - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: A small open site in a logged area; cartop boat launch; stocked with Rainbow Trout. - **directions**: Site access road located at 60 km on the Teardrop Foreast Service Road. - **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/REC1032 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | tureen-lake-y96nkv7 | Tureen Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.4008 | -123.42895 | 0.6 | 69.6 | 91.2 | | teardrop-lake-znn0aob | Teardrop Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.38505 | -123.43736 | 1.4 | 68.6 | 88.8 | | teardrop-lake | Teardrop Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.37996 | -123.4344 | 2 | 68.1 | 87.7 | | bugle-lake | Bugle Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.44609 | -123.36105 | 7.2 | 71 | 97.8 | | great-beaver-lake | Great Beaver Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming | Recreation site | 54.37175 | -123.572 | 9.3 | 73.6 | 88.6 | | lamb-lake | Lamb Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.31334 | -123.43768 | 9.4 | 62.9 | 78.6 | | urn-lake | Urn Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.33414 | -123.34078 | 9.4 | 60.3 | 74.5 | | mole-lake | Mole Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.3374 | -123.32144 | 10 | 59.8 | 73.9 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tureen-lake/. 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