---
title: "Arctic Pacific Lakes Park near Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Arctic Pacific Lakes Park: provincial park, 4 h 52 min from downtown Prince George. Hiking, canoeing and kayaking, swimming, fishing, hunting, camping."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/arctic-pacific-lakes-park/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/arctic-pacific-lakes-park.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:51:13.549Z
---

# Arctic Pacific Lakes Park

Provincial park, 4 h 52 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.3796,-121.54509) [BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/arctic-pacific-lakes-park/) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/arctic-pacific-lakes-park/#map)

## BC Parks advisories

- Road access to the canoe launch area at the upper Parsnip River Bridge · June 13, 2020

[Details on the BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/arctic-pacific-lakes-park/)

## About

> The main feature of the 13,887 hectare park is three small lakes that straddle the Continental Divide in a narrow, steep-sided glacial overflow channel. Arctic Lake is located in the headwaters of the Parsnip River that eventually drains into the Arctic Ocean.

From BC Parks Data API.

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Hiking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hiking)
- [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling)
- [Swimming](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=swimming)
- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)
- [Hunting](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hunting)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)

### Amenities

- Marine-accessible camping

As published by BC Parks Data API.

## Map

[Read the full list without the map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/maps/list/?layer=provincial-parks)

Tap a marker for details and directions. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

## Nearby

- [Pacific Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pacific-lake/) Lake 3.3 km
- [Montagnes Rocheuses](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/montagnes-rocheuses-summit-7ngqq02/) Summit 4.2 km
- [Portage Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/portage-lake/) Lake 5.5 km
- [Three Brothers Peaks](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/three-brothers-peaks/) Summit 7.9 km
- [Arctic Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/arctic-lake/) Lake 9.4 km
- [Montagnes Rocheuses](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/montagnes-rocheuses-summit-l7grysi/) Summit 11 km
- [Otter Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/otter-lake/) Lake 14 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 4 h 52 min, 161 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 10 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 94 km from downtown
- **Area**: 13,887 ha
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 54.37960, -121.54509

## Links

- [BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/arctic-pacific-lakes-park/)
- [BC freshwater fishing regulations](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/sports-culture/recreation/fishing-hunting/fishing/fishing-regulations)
- [BC Parks](https://bcparks.ca/)

[Wildfires and fire bans](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/wildfire/)

Source: [BC Parks Data API](https://bcparks.ca/arctic-pacific-lakes-park/). 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/arctic-pacific-lakes-park

- **slug**: arctic-pacific-lakes-park
- **name**: Arctic Pacific Lakes Park
- **category**: provincial-parks
- **categories**: provincial-parks, swimming
- **kind**: Provincial park
- **lat**: 54.3796
- **lng**: -121.54509
- **kmFromCentre**: 93.8
- **driveKm**: 160.9
- **driveMinutes**: 292
- **offRoadMetres**: 10177
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 13887
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: hiking, paddling, swimming, fishing, hunting, camping
- **amenities**: Marine-accessible camping
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **description**: The main feature of the 13,887 hectare park is three small lakes that straddle the Continental Divide in a narrow, steep-sided glacial overflow channel. Arctic Lake is located in the headwaters of the Parsnip River that eventually drains into the Arctic Ocean.
- **directions**: _none_
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/arctic-pacific-lakes-park/>
- **source**: BC Parks Data API
- **sourceUrl**: <https://bcparks.ca/arctic-pacific-lakes-park/>
- **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_

#### advisories

| title | date | safety |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Road access to the canoe launch area at the upper Parsnip River Bridge | 2020-06-14T00:00:00.000Z | false |


#### links

| label | url |
| --- | --- |
| BC Parks page | https://bcparks.ca/arctic-pacific-lakes-park/ |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| pacific-lake | Pacific Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.38775 | -121.59348 | 3.3 | 91.7 | 160.9 |
| montagnes-rocheuses-summit-7ngqq02 | Montagnes Rocheuses | summits | summits | Summit | 54.41081 | -121.58098 | 4.2 | 93.8 | 160.9 |
| portage-lake | Portage Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.39961 | -121.62298 | 5.5 | 90.9 | 160.9 |
| three-brothers-peaks | Three Brothers Peaks | summits | summits | Summit | 54.44782 | -121.5805 | 7.9 | 96.3 | 161 |
| arctic-lake | Arctic Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.42023 | -121.673 | 9.4 | 89.7 | 160.9 |
| montagnes-rocheuses-summit-l7grysi | Montagnes Rocheuses | summits | summits | Summit | 54.45465 | -121.65328 | 10.9 | 93.1 | 161 |
| otter-lake | Otter Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.33133 | -121.74527 | 14 | 80 | 109.2 |

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

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