---
title: "Windy Point Lake: recreation site around Prince George"
description: "Windy Point Lake: recreation site, 1 h 55 min from downtown Prince George. Ice fishing, fishing, canoeing and kayaking, camping."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/windy-point-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/windy-point-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:10:29.270Z
---

# Windy Point Lake

Recreation site, 1 h 55 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=55.11524,-122.98711) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC5565) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/windy-point-lake/#map)

## About

> This small site is conveniently located only 3km off of Highway 97 near the Mackenzie Junction. The site is located in a semi-open area in a regenerating cutblock and offers the basic amenities of picnic tables, fire rings and a pit toilet.

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

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Ice fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=ice-fishing)
- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)
- [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)

### Amenities

- 4 campsites
- Toilets
- Picnic tables
- Fire rings
- Cartop boat launch
- Dock

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

## Getting there

From the Mackenzie Junction, head south for about 3km and turn onto the Finlay North (Pack) FSR. After about 750 metres, turn right at the site entrance sign. The site is located a further 2 km along this road. Please note that the road is fairly rough and brushy. There is easy 2WD access, but vehicles with fresh paint jobs may want to assess before accessing this road.

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

- [Mackenzie Junction Rv Park & Rooms](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mackenzie-junction-rv-park-rooms/) RV park 1.7 km
- [Tudyah Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tudyah-lake/) Recreation site 2.3 km
- [Tudyah Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tudyah-lake-hozyop3/) Lake 4.6 km
- [Bruce Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bruce-lake/) Lake 5.6 km
- [Tudyah Lake Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tudyah-lake-park/) Provincial park 6.6 km
- [Sabai Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sabai-lake-ei6rone/) Lake 7.8 km
- [Sabai Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sabai-lake/) Recreation site 8.0 km
- [Pack River](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pack-river/) Recreation site 8.2 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 1 h 55 min, 153 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 134 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 4
- **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 55.11524, -122.98711

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC5565)
- [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/REC5565). Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.

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- [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/windy-point-lake

- **slug**: windy-point-lake
- **name**: Windy Point Lake
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 55.11524
- **lng**: -122.98711
- **kmFromCentre**: 134.1
- **driveKm**: 152.6
- **driveMinutes**: 114.9
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: ice-fishing, fishing, paddling, camping
- **amenities**: 4 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Cartop boat launch, Dock
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: This small site is conveniently located only 3km off of Highway 97 near the Mackenzie Junction. The site is located in a semi-open area in a regenerating cutblock and offers the basic amenities of picnic tables, fire rings and a pit toilet.
- **directions**: From the Mackenzie Junction, head south for about 3km and turn onto the Finlay North (Pack) FSR. After about 750 metres, turn right at the site entrance sign. The site is located a further 2 km along this road. Please note that the road is fairly rough and brushy. There is easy 2WD access, but vehicles with fresh paint jobs may want to assess before accessing this road.
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/windy-point-lake/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC5565>
- **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/REC5565 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| mackenzie-junction-rv-park-rooms | Mackenzie Junction Rv Park & Rooms | campgrounds | campgrounds | RV park | 55.11823 | -122.96069 | 1.7 | 134.3 | 154.1 |
| tudyah-lake | Tudyah Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 55.11459 | -123.02283 | 2.3 | 134.3 | 153.6 |
| tudyah-lake-hozyop3 | Tudyah Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 55.08771 | -123.04127 | 4.6 | 131.5 | 149.3 |
| bruce-lake | Bruce Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 55.14259 | -122.9135 | 5.6 | 136.7 | 159.2 |
| tudyah-lake-park | Tudyah Lake Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks, campgrounds, swimming, boat-launches | Provincial park | 55.06239 | -123.03425 | 6.6 | 128.7 | 145.8 |
| sabai-lake-ei6rone | Sabai Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 55.08254 | -123.09525 | 7.8 | 131.5 | 165.8 |
| sabai-lake | Sabai Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 55.08577 | -123.10153 | 8 | 131.9 | 165.6 |
| pack-river | Pack River | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 55.11954 | -123.11548 | 8.2 | 135.8 | 161.1 |

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

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