---
title: "Whitefish Bay: recreation site around Prince George"
description: "Whitefish Bay: recreation site on Stuart Lake, 3 h 39 min from downtown Prince George. Hunting, fishing, swimming, camping."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/whitefish-bay/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/whitefish-bay.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:43:53.951Z
---

# Whitefish Bay

Recreation site on Stuart Lake, 3 h 39 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.58252,-124.7198) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1205) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/whitefish-bay/#map)

## About

> 10 sites spread along 300m of Stuart Lake shoreline. Gravel boat launch.

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

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Hunting](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hunting)
- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)
- [Swimming](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=swimming)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)

### Amenities

- 10 campsites
- Toilets
- Picnic tables
- Fire rings
- Gravel boat launch

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

## Getting there

Turn onto the Sowchea Bay Road from Hwy 27 just south of Fort St James. Drive 5 km on the Sowchea Bay Road from the intersection of Hwy 27, turn left onto the Cunningham Forest Service Road (900 Rd). Drive to (9)43.5 km on the Cunningham Forest Service Road and turn right onto the Cunningham-Camsell Forest Service Road. Turn right again at approximately 1.7 km and continue for another 8 km to the site.

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

- [Stuart Lake Marine Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stuart-lake-marine-park/) Provincial park 3.3 km
- [Stuart Lake Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stuart-lake-park/) Provincial park 6.2 km
- [Stuart Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stuart-lake/) Lake 8.6 km
- [Grassham Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/grassham-lake/) Recreation site 9.3 km
- [Grassham Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/grassham-lake-752wo7g/) Lake 11 km
- [Jenny Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/jenny-lake/) Lake 13 km
- [Boat launch on Stuart Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-launch-on-stuart-lake-37dj0v4/) Boat launch 13 km
- [Pam Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pam-lake/) Lake 14 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 39 min, 211 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 4.3 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 148 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 10
- **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 54.58252, -124.71980

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1205)
- [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/REC1205). Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.

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## 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/whitefish-bay

- **slug**: whitefish-bay
- **name**: Whitefish Bay
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 54.58252
- **lng**: -124.7198
- **kmFromCentre**: 147.8
- **driveKm**: 211.1
- **driveMinutes**: 219.4
- **offRoadMetres**: 4320
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: hunting, fishing, swimming, camping
- **amenities**: 10 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Gravel boat launch
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: Stuart Lake
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: 10 sites spread along 300m of Stuart Lake shoreline. Gravel boat launch.
- **directions**: Turn onto the Sowchea Bay Road from Hwy 27 just south of Fort St James. Drive 5 km on the Sowchea Bay Road from the intersection of Hwy 27, turn left onto the Cunningham Forest Service Road (900 Rd). Drive to (9)43.5 km on the Cunningham Forest Service Road and turn right onto the Cunningham-Camsell Forest Service Road. Turn right again at approximately 1.7 km and continue for another 8 km to the site.
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/whitefish-bay/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1205>
- **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/REC1205 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| stuart-lake-marine-park | Stuart Lake Marine Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks, swimming | Provincial park | 54.59603 | -124.67498 | 3.3 | 146.1 | 211.2 |
| stuart-lake-park | Stuart Lake Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks, swimming | Provincial park | 54.61961 | -124.64763 | 6.2 | 145.9 | 206.4 |
| stuart-lake | Stuart Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.56174 | -124.59068 | 8.6 | 139.5 | 199.2 |
| grassham-lake | Grassham Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.51159 | -124.79577 | 9.3 | 148.5 | 202.9 |
| grassham-lake-752wo7g | Grassham Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.49955 | -124.80341 | 10.7 | 148.4 | 202.7 |
| jenny-lake | Jenny Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.46663 | -124.73038 | 12.9 | 142.6 | 197.2 |
| boat-launch-on-stuart-lake-37dj0v4 | Boat launch on Stuart Lake | boat-launches | boat-launches | Boat launch | 54.56973 | -124.5146 | 13.3 | 135.7 | 196.2 |
| pam-lake | Pam Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.46747 | -124.62088 | 14.3 | 136.2 | 193.5 |

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

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