--- title: "Turner Lake recreation site, 4 h 49 min from Prince George" description: "Turner Lake: recreation site, 4 h 49 min from downtown Prince George. Hunting, camping, fishing. 2 campsites, picnic tables, fire rings, cartop boat launch." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/turner-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/turner-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:44:20.944Z --- # Turner Lake Recreation site, 4 h 49 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.8413,-123.59109) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1137) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/turner-lake/#map) ## About > This small, user maintained site has space for two camping/day use parties, but does not offer any facilities. There is a natural boat launch suitable for small car top boats. From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## What’s there ### Activities - [Hunting](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hunting) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) - [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing) ### Amenities - 2 campsites - Picnic tables - Fire rings - Cartop boat launch - Free As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## Getting there This site is 165kms North of Prince George - At the community of Bear Lake, turn left onto the Davie Muskeg (200) FSR. At 299km the road becomes the 2200 road. At 2203.6km turn right. The site is located at 0.6km. 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 - [Turner Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/turner-lake-jl8rpmw/) Lake 0.6 km - [Mount Mackinnon](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-mackinnon/) Summit 6.5 km - [Munlo Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/munlo-lake/) Lake 6.6 km - [Two Bears Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/two-bears-lakes/) Lake 11 km - [Old Man Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/old-man-lake/) Recreation site 15 km - [Old Man Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/old-man-lake-w3w0dfb/) Lake 15 km - [Clarkston Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/clarkston-lake/) Recreation site 15 km - **Drive from downtown**: 4 h 49 min, 170 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 116 km from downtown - **Campsites**: 2 - **Maintenance**: User Maintained - **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 54.84130, -123.59109 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1137) - [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/168081396) - [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/REC1137). 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/turner-lake - **slug**: turner-lake - **name**: Turner Lake - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 54.8413 - **lng**: -123.59109 - **kmFromCentre**: 116.3 - **driveKm**: 170.3 - **driveMinutes**: 289.4 - **offRoadMetres**: _none_ - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: hunting, camping, fishing - **amenities**: 2 campsites, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Cartop boat launch, Free - **seasons**: summer, winter - **lake**: Turner Lake - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: This small, user maintained site has space for two camping/day use parties, but does not offer any facilities. There is a natural boat launch suitable for small car top boats. - **directions**: This site is 165kms North of Prince George - At the community of Bear Lake, turn left onto the Davie Muskeg (200) FSR. At 299km the road becomes the 2200 road. At 2203.6km turn right. The site is located at 0.6km. - **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/REC1137 | | OpenStreetMap | https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/168081396 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | turner-lake-jl8rpmw | Turner Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.84351 | -123.58231 | 0.6 | 116.3 | 170.1 | | mount-mackinnon | Mount Mackinnon | summits | summits | Summit | 54.88565 | -123.65677 | 6.5 | 122.7 | 175.1 | | munlo-lake | Munlo Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.83361 | -123.48917 | 6.6 | 112.6 | 157.1 | | two-bears-lakes | Two Bears Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.769 | -123.70319 | 10.8 | 113.1 | 162.6 | | old-man-lake | Old Man Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.71084 | -123.5886 | 14.5 | 103.7 | 149.1 | | old-man-lake-w3w0dfb | Old Man Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.70887 | -123.59109 | 14.7 | 103.6 | 149 | | clarkston-lake | Clarkston Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.70863 | -123.56024 | 14.9 | 102.5 | 148.3 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/turner-lake/. 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