--- title: "Whiskey Flats: recreation site around Prince George" description: "Whiskey Flats: recreation site, 3 h 16 min from downtown Prince George. Picnics, hiking, camping. 3 campsites, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/whiskey-flats/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/whiskey-flats.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:43:32.157Z --- # Whiskey Flats Recreation site, 3 h 16 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.00699,-121.39498) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC2830) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/whiskey-flats/#map) ## About > This small 3 unit rec site may serve as a perfect base if one wishes to explore the back roads of Barkerville and Yanks Peak. Located 14km from Barkerville, it is close enough to take in the historic townsite, and being on the route to Yanks makes it a short trip by ATV up to the high country. From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## What’s there ### Activities - [Picnics](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=picnics) - [Hiking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hiking) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) ### Amenities - 3 campsites - Toilets - Picnic tables - Fire rings - Capacity 3 - Free As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## Getting there From Wells, follow the 3100 rd till 14km, site is on the right 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 - [Mount Guyet](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-guyet/) Summit 2.6 km - [Mount Howley](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-howley/) Summit 4.6 km - [Quesnel Highland](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/quesnel-highland-summit/) Summit 7.0 km - [Mount Proserpine](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-proserpine/) Summit 7.2 km - [Bald Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bald-mountain/) Summit 8.3 km - [Mount Tinsdale](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-tinsdale/) Summit 8.7 km - [Mount Conklin](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-conklin/) Summit 9.1 km - [Mount Blair](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-blair/) Summit 9.8 km - **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 16 min, 201 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 135 km from downtown - **Campsites**: 3 - **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard - **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive, Motorhome - **Good for**: Summer - **Coordinates**: 53.00699, -121.39498 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC2830) - [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3385463740) - [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/REC2830). 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%2Fwhiskey-flats%2F&subject=Outdoors%3A+Whiskey+Flats) ## 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. 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Located 14km from Barkerville, it is close enough to take in the historic townsite, and being on the route to Yanks makes it a short trip by ATV up to the high country. - **directions**: From Wells, follow the 3100 rd till 14km, site is on the right - **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/REC2830 | | OpenStreetMap | https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3385463740 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | mount-guyet | Mount Guyet | summits | summits | Summit | 53.02363 | -121.36852 | 2.6 | 135 | 202.1 | | mount-howley | Mount Howley | summits | summits | Summit | 53.04702 | -121.37669 | 4.6 | 132.7 | 195.7 | | quesnel-highland-summit | Quesnel Highland | summits | summits | Summit | 53.04927 | -121.31812 | 7 | 135.2 | 202.8 | | mount-proserpine | Mount Proserpine | summits | summits | Summit | 53.01301 | -121.50241 | 7.2 | 130.1 | 199.4 | | bald-mountain | Bald Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.00457 | -121.51962 | 8.3 | 130.1 | 201.9 | | mount-tinsdale | Mount Tinsdale | summits | summits | Summit | 53.02173 | -121.26667 | 8.7 | 139.8 | 214.2 | | mount-conklin | Mount Conklin | summits | summits | Summit | 53.06275 | -121.49385 | 9.1 | 126.2 | 202.2 | | mount-blair | Mount Blair | summits | summits | Summit | 53.09446 | -121.37973 | 9.8 | 128.7 | 192.9 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/whiskey-flats/. 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