---
title: "Wansa Lake recreation site, 1 h 34 min from Prince George"
description: "Wansa Lake: recreation site, 1 h 34 min from downtown Prince George. Picnics, fishing, camping. 5 campsites, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/wansa-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/wansa-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:10:30.528Z
---

# Wansa Lake

Recreation site, 1 h 34 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.76685,-122.12065) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1283) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/wansa-lake/#map)

## About

> This recreation site is located in a semi-open area on the site of an old mill on the edge of Wansa Lake. The site offers fairly private camping areas and the basic amenities of tables, fire rings and a pit toilet.

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

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Picnics](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=picnics)
- [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

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

## Getting there

Travel 17kms south of Prince George (Hwy 97). Turn left on to the Willow Cale FSR (112.5km). Turn right at 121km, then left at 142km, cross the bridge (Coalmine FSR). Turn right at 7.8km (Willow-Wansa FSR). The site is located at ~4.5km.

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

- [Wansa Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/wansa-lake-18jk1oz/) Lake 0.4 km
- [Grizzly Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/grizzly-lake/) Recreation site 5.2 km
- [Grizzly Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/grizzly-lake-hbw6rhe/) Lake 6.0 km
- [Spring Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/spring-mountain/) Summit 7.3 km
- [Opatcho Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/opatcho-lake/) Recreation site 11 km
- [Prince George East Trails](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/prince-george-east-trails/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 11 km
- [Opatcho Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/opatcho-lake-a18hd8o/) Lake 11 km
- [Ispah Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ispah-lake-5fbd9kn/) Lake 11 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 1 h 34 min, 76 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 2.8 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 45 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 5
- **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.76685, -122.12065

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1283)
- [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/REC1283). Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.

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- [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/wansa-lake

- **slug**: wansa-lake
- **name**: Wansa Lake
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 53.76685
- **lng**: -122.12065
- **kmFromCentre**: 44.5
- **driveKm**: 76.3
- **driveMinutes**: 93.8
- **offRoadMetres**: 2757
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: picnics, fishing, camping
- **amenities**: 5 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Cartop boat launch
- **seasons**: summer
- **lake**: Wansa Lake
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: This recreation site is located in a semi-open area on the site of an old mill on the edge of Wansa Lake. The site offers fairly private camping areas and the basic amenities of tables, fire rings and a pit toilet.
- **directions**: Travel 17kms south of Prince George (Hwy 97). Turn left on to the Willow Cale FSR (112.5km). Turn right at 121km, then left at 142km, cross the bridge (Coalmine FSR). Turn right at 7.8km (Willow-Wansa FSR). The site is located at ~4.5km.
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/wansa-lake/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1283>
- **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/REC1283 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| wansa-lake-18jk1oz | Wansa Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.76352 | -122.11733 | 0.4 | 44.9 | 76.3 |
| grizzly-lake | Grizzly Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming | Recreation site | 53.72162 | -122.14267 | 5.2 | 45.4 | 79.4 |
| grizzly-lake-hbw6rhe | Grizzly Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.71541 | -122.14694 | 6 | 45.5 | 56.5 |
| spring-mountain | Spring Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.77487 | -122.00988 | 7.3 | 51 | 62.7 |
| opatcho-lake | Opatcho Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming | Recreation site | 53.74722 | -122.27875 | 10.6 | 36.2 | 51.3 |
| prince-george-east-trails | Prince George East Trails | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 53.72977 | -122.27321 | 10.8 | 37.6 | 49.7 |
| opatcho-lake-a18hd8o | Opatcho Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.74664 | -122.28872 | 11.3 | 35.7 | 48.8 |
| ispah-lake-5fbd9kn | Ispah Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.66689 | -122.16089 | 11.4 | 47.6 | 61.7 |

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

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