---
title: "Wapiti Lake Park: provincial park around Prince George"
description: "Wapiti Lake Park: provincial park, 7 h 35 min from downtown Prince George. Pit or flush toilets, campfires, cabins and huts, backcountry camping. 16,809 ha."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/wapiti-lake-park/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/wapiti-lake-park.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:50:25.315Z
---
# Wapiti Lake Park
Provincial park, 7 h 35 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.50943,-120.76218) [BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/wapiti-lake-park/) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/wapiti-lake-park/#map)
## About
> Nestled in the Rocky Mountains, Wapiti Lake Park with its fast flowing rivers, crystal clear lakes and surrounding mountains provide outstanding scenic viewing, fishing and wilderness camping opportunities. At Wapiti Lake visitors have the choice of tenting or using the backcountry cabin.
From BC Parks Data API.
## What’s there
### Activities
- [Hiking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hiking)
- [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling)
- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)
- [Wildlife viewing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=wildlife)
- [Horseback riding](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=horse-riding)
- [Hunting](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hunting)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)
### Amenities
- Pit or flush toilets
- Campfires
- Cabins and huts
- Backcountry camping
- Winter camping
As published by BC Parks Data API.
## Map
[Read the full list without the map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/maps/list/?layer=provincial-parks)
Tap a marker for details and directions. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
## Nearby
- [Wapiti Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/wapiti-lake/) Lake 7.1 km
- [Backcountry hut in Wapiti Lake Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/backcountry-hut/) Backcountry hut 7.8 km
- [Tuck Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tuck-lake/) Lake 8.5 km
- [Wapiti Trail](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/wapiti-trail/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 9.8 km
- [Weaver Peak](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/weaver-peak/) Summit 13 km
- [Warner Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/warner-lake/) Lake 13 km
- [Mount Bulley](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-bulley/) Summit 15 km
- [Limestone Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/limestone-lakes-zy5izeh/) Lake 15 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 7 h 35 min, 499 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 7.5 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 145 km from downtown
- **Area**: 16,809 ha
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 54.50943, -120.76218
## Links
- [BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/wapiti-lake-park/)
- [BC freshwater fishing regulations](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/sports-culture/recreation/fishing-hunting/fishing/fishing-regulations)
- [BC Parks](https://bcparks.ca/)
- [Avalanche Canada](https://avalanche.ca/map)
[Wildfires and fire bans](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/wildfire/)
Source: [BC Parks Data API](https://bcparks.ca/wapiti-lake-park/). Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.
Source read 2 days ago
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## 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/wapiti-lake-park
- **slug**: wapiti-lake-park
- **name**: Wapiti Lake Park
- **category**: provincial-parks
- **categories**: provincial-parks, huts
- **kind**: Provincial park
- **lat**: 54.50943
- **lng**: -120.76218
- **kmFromCentre**: 145
- **driveKm**: 498.7
- **driveMinutes**: 454.9
- **offRoadMetres**: 7451
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 16809
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: hiking, paddling, fishing, wildlife, horse-riding, hunting, camping
- **amenities**: Pit or flush toilets, Campfires, Cabins and huts, Backcountry camping, Winter camping
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: Nestled in the Rocky Mountains, Wapiti Lake Park with its fast flowing rivers, crystal clear lakes and surrounding mountains provide outstanding scenic viewing, fishing and wilderness camping opportunities. At Wapiti Lake visitors have the choice of tenting or using the backcountry cabin.
- **directions**: _none_
- **page**:
- **source**: BC Parks Data API
- **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 |
| --- | --- |
| BC Parks page | https://bcparks.ca/wapiti-lake-park/ |
#### nearby
| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| wapiti-lake | Wapiti Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.57252 | -120.77923 | 7.1 | 147.3 | 482.4 |
| backcountry-hut | Backcountry hut in Wapiti Lake Park | huts | huts | Backcountry hut | 54.57566 | -120.80085 | 7.8 | 146.3 | 482.4 |
| tuck-lake | Tuck Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.43596 | -120.79634 | 8.5 | 139.6 | 498.7 |
| wapiti-trail | Wapiti Trail | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 54.59352 | -120.80993 | 9.8 | 146.7 | 482.4 |
| weaver-peak | Weaver Peak | summits | summits | Summit | 54.43138 | -120.90039 | 12.5 | 133.3 | 498.7 |
| warner-lake | Warner Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.39373 | -120.7069 | 13.4 | 143.2 | 498.7 |
| mount-bulley | Mount Bulley | summits | summits | Summit | 54.48431 | -120.98521 | 14.7 | 131 | 481.6 |
| limestone-lakes-zy5izeh | Limestone Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.42716 | -120.94569 | 15 | 130.4 | 177.9 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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