---
title: "Atan Lake, 3 h 23 min from Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Atan Lake: lake, 3 h 23 min from downtown Prince George. Boating, fishing, camping. Boat launch, camping on the shore. 30 ha."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/atan-lake-ioe6etu/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/atan-lake-ioe6etu.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:50:40.667Z
---

# Atan Lake

Lake, 3 h 23 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.19354,-121.3822) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/atan-lake-ioe6etu/#map)

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Boating](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=boating)
- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)

### Amenities

- Boat launch
- Camping on the shore

From the sites on its shore listed below.

## Map

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

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

## On the shore

- [Atan Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/atan-lake/) Recreation site · 3 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables

## Nearby

- [Chisel Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chisel-lake-8dq2pyt/) Lake 2.1 km
- [Chisel Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chisel-lake/) Recreation site 2.3 km
- [Bowron Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bowron-lake/) Lake 4.4 km
- [Swan Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/swan-lake/) Lake 5.7 km
- [Devils Club Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/devils-club-mountain/) Summit 6.1 km
- [Quesnel Highland](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/quesnel-highland-summit-we3ze3s/) Summit 6.8 km
- [Bowron Lake Lodge](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bowron-lake-lodge/) Campground 7.1 km
- [Bowron Lake Campground](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bowron-lake-campground/) Campground 7.3 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 23 min, 204 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 3.4 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 121 km from downtown
- **Area**: 30 ha
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.19354, -121.38220

## Links

- [BC freshwater fishing regulations](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/sports-culture/recreation/fishing-hunting/fishing/fishing-regulations)

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

Source: [BC Freshwater Atlas lakes (BC Data Catalogue)](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes). Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.

Source read 2 days ago

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- [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/atan-lake-ioe6etu

- **slug**: atan-lake-ioe6etu
- **name**: Atan Lake
- **category**: lakes
- **categories**: lakes
- **kind**: Lake
- **lat**: 53.19354
- **lng**: -121.3822
- **kmFromCentre**: 121
- **driveKm**: 204
- **driveMinutes**: 202.6
- **offRoadMetres**: 3444
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 29.5
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: boating, fishing, camping
- **amenities**: Boat launch, Camping on the shore
- **seasons**: summer
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: _none_
- **directions**: _none_
- **links**: _none_
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/atan-lake-ioe6etu/>
- **source**: BC Freshwater Atlas lakes (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes>
- **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

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | kmFromCentre | driveKm | driveMinutes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| atan-lake | Atan Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.19249 | -121.38365 | 121 | 204 | 202.6 |

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


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| chisel-lake-8dq2pyt | Chisel Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.18124 | -121.3581 | 2.1 | 123.1 | 204 |
| chisel-lake | Chisel Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.17906 | -121.35829 | 2.3 | 123.2 | 204 |
| bowron-lake | Bowron Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.23006 | -121.35661 | 4.4 | 119.6 | 214.2 |
| swan-lake | Swan Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.17857 | -121.29985 | 5.7 | 126.2 | 204 |
| devils-club-mountain | Devils Club Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.24702 | -121.36284 | 6.1 | 118 | 214.2 |
| quesnel-highland-summit-we3ze3s | Quesnel Highland | summits | summits | Summit | 53.1323 | -121.38103 | 6.8 | 125.7 | 204 |
| bowron-lake-lodge | Bowron Lake Lodge | campgrounds | campgrounds | Campground | 53.25521 | -121.4103 | 7.1 | 115 | 212.1 |
| bowron-lake-campground | Bowron Lake Campground | campgrounds | campgrounds | Campground | 53.25892 | -121.3919 | 7.3 | 115.7 | 214.1 |

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

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