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title: "Youngs Lake recreation site, 1 h 52 min from Prince George"
description: "Youngs Lake: recreation site, 1 h 52 min from downtown Prince George. Canoeing and kayaking, hunting, camping."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/youngs-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/youngs-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:10:49.492Z
---

# Youngs Lake

Recreation site, 1 h 52 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.28179,-123.20835) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1033) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/youngs-lake/#map)

## About

> This gorgeous site has two developed camp pads stretched over a very generous sized area. A new accessible outhouse has been installed between the two sites. Boaters and anglers have lots of easy access to the shore, with the rec site being nestled near the bottom of the lake.

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

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling)
- [Hunting](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hunting)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)

### Amenities

- 2 campsites
- Toilets
- Picnic tables
- Fire rings
- Wheelchair-accessible facilities

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

## Getting there

Travel approx. 12kms along Chief Lake road before taking a right turn along Chief Lake road, before it becomes Ness Lake Road. Travel another 12kms along Chief Lake road through the Nukko Lake community until you reach Teardrop Forest Road on the right. Approx 15kms until you take a left onto W. Creek Road. Continue along W. Creek road for another 15kms keeping to the right at both the 300 and 400 road junctions

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

- [Youngs Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/youngs-lake-ymgkqkb/) Lake 1.1 km
- [Ting Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ting-lake/) Lake 1.6 km
- [Loop Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/loop-lake/) Lake 1.7 km
- [Wedge Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/wedge-lake/) Lake 2.4 km
- [Sawmill Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sawmill-lake/) Recreation site 4.3 km
- [Docs Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/docs-lake/) Lake 6.6 km
- [Germaine Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/germaine-lake/) Lake 7.6 km
- [Green Timber Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/green-timber-lake/) Lake 8.3 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 1 h 52 min, 64 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 1.8 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 50 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 2
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 54.28179, -123.20835

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1033)
- [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/REC1033). Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.

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## More in Explore

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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/youngs-lake

- **slug**: youngs-lake
- **name**: Youngs Lake
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 54.28179
- **lng**: -123.20835
- **kmFromCentre**: 50.4
- **driveKm**: 64.4
- **driveMinutes**: 112.4
- **offRoadMetres**: 1840
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: paddling, hunting, camping
- **amenities**: 2 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Wheelchair-accessible facilities
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: Youngs Lake
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: This gorgeous site has two developed camp pads stretched over a very generous sized area. A new accessible outhouse has been installed between the two sites. Boaters and anglers have lots of easy access to the shore, with the rec site being nestled near the bottom of the lake.
- **directions**: Travel approx. 12kms along Chief Lake road before taking a right turn along Chief Lake road, before it becomes Ness Lake Road. Travel another 12kms along Chief Lake road through the Nukko Lake community until you reach Teardrop Forest Road on the right. Approx 15kms until you take a left onto W. Creek Road. Continue along W. Creek road for another 15kms keeping to the right at both the 300 and 400 road junctions
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/youngs-lake/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1033>
- **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/REC1033 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| youngs-lake-ymgkqkb | Youngs Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.28781 | -123.22218 | 1.1 | 51.5 | 67 |
| ting-lake | Ting Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.27197 | -123.22663 | 1.6 | 50.2 | 65.5 |
| loop-lake | Loop Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.28822 | -123.18541 | 1.7 | 50.1 | 64.1 |
| wedge-lake | Wedge Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.26762 | -123.17982 | 2.4 | 48 | 63.4 |
| sawmill-lake | Sawmill Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.31841 | -123.18482 | 4.3 | 52.9 | 68.7 |
| docs-lake | Docs Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.23254 | -123.26554 | 6.6 | 48.6 | 65.4 |
| germaine-lake | Germaine Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.21707 | -123.24699 | 7.6 | 46.5 | 63.6 |
| green-timber-lake | Green Timber Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.20705 | -123.20152 | 8.3 | 43.7 | 58.8 |

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

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