--- title: "Woodcock Lake: recreation site around Prince George" description: "Woodcock Lake: recreation site, 2 h 11 min from downtown Prince George. Canoeing and kayaking, camping, fishing." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/woodcock-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/woodcock-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:35:15.021Z --- # Woodcock Lake Recreation site, 2 h 11 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.58916,-123.58793) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC5658) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/woodcock-lake/#map) ## About > A rustic remote site on a small lake. From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## What’s there ### Activities - [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) - [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing) ### Amenities - 3 campsites - Toilets - Picnic tables - Fire rings - Cartop boat launch - Free As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## Getting there Drive south on the Bobtail Forest Service Road to the junction of the Grizzly Road at 37 km. Drive to 25 km on the Grizzly Road, turn right onto the Grizzly 25 Rd and drive a further 4.8 kms to the site access 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 - [Grizzly Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/grizzly-lake-recreation-site/) Recreation site 4.5 km - [Naltesby Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/naltesby-lake/) Lake 6.7 km - [Bobtail Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bobtail-lake/) Recreation site 7.3 km - [Bobtail Bluff Trail](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bobtail-bluff-trail/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 7.6 km - [Tucker Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tucker-lake/) Lake 11 km - [Gesul Buhn](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/gesul-buhn/) Lake 12 km - [Little Bobtail Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/little-bobtail-lake/) Lake 12 km - [Tory Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tory-lake/) Recreation site 14 km - **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 11 min, 103 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 2.9 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 66 km from downtown - **Campsites**: 3 - **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard - **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive - **Good for**: Summer - **Coordinates**: 53.58916, -123.58793 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC5658) - [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/168084102) - [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/REC5658). Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data. 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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/woodcock-lake - **slug**: woodcock-lake - **name**: Woodcock Lake - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 53.58916 - **lng**: -123.58793 - **kmFromCentre**: 66.1 - **driveKm**: 103.4 - **driveMinutes**: 130.7 - **offRoadMetres**: 2914 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: paddling, camping, fishing - **amenities**: 3 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Cartop boat launch, Free - **seasons**: summer - **lake**: _none_ - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: A rustic remote site on a small lake. - **directions**: Drive south on the Bobtail Forest Service Road to the junction of the Grizzly Road at 37 km. Drive to 25 km on the Grizzly Road, turn right onto the Grizzly 25 Rd and drive a further 4.8 kms to the site access road. - **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/REC5658 | | OpenStreetMap | https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/168084102 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | grizzly-lake-recreation-site | Grizzly Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.61454 | -123.64074 | 4.5 | 67.5 | 106.3 | | naltesby-lake | Naltesby Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.62397 | -123.50588 | 6.7 | 59.4 | 90.7 | | bobtail-lake | Bobtail Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming | Recreation site | 53.61343 | -123.48495 | 7.3 | 59 | 92.2 | | bobtail-bluff-trail | Bobtail Bluff Trail | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 53.61667 | -123.48261 | 7.6 | 58.6 | 91.9 | | tucker-lake | Tucker Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.49339 | -123.58796 | 10.6 | 72.6 | 125.8 | | gesul-buhn | Gesul Buhn | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.48554 | -123.60134 | 11.6 | 73.8 | 126.5 | | little-bobtail-lake | Little Bobtail Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.68728 | -123.51084 | 12 | 56.1 | 85.7 | | tory-lake | Tory Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.51022 | -123.41828 | 14.2 | 63.1 | 130 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/woodcock-lake/. 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