{"key":"e2b505bc13","origin":"osm","osm_id":"w155334591","category":"Camping","subcategory":"Private Campground","community":"Remote & backcountry, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George","lat":53.9053031,"lon":-121.918076,"verdict":"include","name":{"value":"Purden Lake Resort","source":"enrichment"},"description":{"value":"A mountain lake resort right off Hwy 16 about 60 km east of Prince George, offering lakefront and dry sites with sandy beach, lake swimming, boat launch, and legendary sunsets; reservation-only (no drop-ins), no public wifi, and limited cell service.","source":"camping"},"website":{"value":"https://www.purden.com/lakeabout.html","source":"enrichment"},"address":{"value":"P.O. Box 1239, Prince George, BC V2L 4V3","source":"enrichment"},"phone":{"value":"250.565.7777","source":"enrichment"},"email":{"value":null,"source":null},"route_slugs":[],"centrally_administered":false,"bike_parking_detail":null,"raw_osm":{"fee":"yes","name":"Purden Lake Resort","source":"NRCan-CanVec-8.0","tourism":"camp_site","website":"https://www.purden.com/lakeabout.html"},"enrichment_extras":{"reasoning":"The website is fully accessible and provides detailed facility information for Purden Lake Resort. Coin-op hot showers and coin-op laundry are explicitly listed under RV Park Facilities on the camping page, and the camping page states 'All sites are by RESERVATION ONLY. (No drop-ins, No day-use).' The contact page confirms the phone number 250.565.7777 and explicitly notes no public wifi, limited cell service, and no grid power (diesel generators only).","concerns":["Strictly reservations-only with no drop-ins or day-use; spontaneous stops by touring cyclists are not possible.","OSM address field is blank; only a P.O. Box mailing address in Prince George is available from the website — physical location inferred from OSM coordinates.","No public wifi and explicitly limited cell service on-site; advance planning essential for cyclists relying on connectivity.","Resort is entirely off-grid (diesel generators); e-bike charging feasibility is unknown and cannot be confirmed from available content."],"recommended_status_reason":"Legitimate seasonal campground on a major Hwy 16 cycling corridor with confirmed showers, laundry, and a dry/tent site option; reservations-only policy should be prominently noted so touring cyclists plan ahead.","confirmed_open":true,"contact_confirmed":{"phone":true,"website":true,"address":null},"notes":"Firewood is available for purchase on-site. The same operator runs Purden Ski Village (winter only); the ski hill subpage showed a closed notice, but that is the separate winter operation — the lake resort is the relevant summer/camping operation."},"provenance":{"enrichment_run":"v2","enrichment_model":"sonnet_4.6","verdict_source":"enrichment","category_source":"camping","category_correction_reason":null,"review_priority":false,"sidecars_applied":["camping","subcategory","wow"],"area_dedup":{"absorbed":"6a57c34913"},"subcategory_source":"name","subcategory_confidence":"med"},"camping":{"character":"destination","bike_access":"easy","price_band":"premium","price_label":"Basic","season":"summer","energy":"active","kid_friendly":"yes","washroom_type":"flush"},"required_criteria":{},"optional_amenities":{"Flush toilets":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"camping:washroom_type","date":"2026-07-18"},"Washrooms":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"camping:washroom_type","date":"2026-07-18"}},"unmapped_criteria":{},"region":"Northern British Columbia","ownership":"Private","indigenous_role":[],"notability":1,"wow_evidence":"coin-op hot showers and coin-op laundry … sandy beach, lake swimming","tier":"info"}