---
title: "Atan Lake recreation site, 3 h 23 min from Prince George"
description: "Atan Lake: recreation site, 3 h 23 min from downtown Prince George. Wildlife viewing, boating, fishing, camping."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/atan-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/atan-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T17:21:04.803Z
---

# Atan Lake

Recreation site, 3 h 23 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.19249,-121.38365) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC2658) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/atan-lake/#map)

## About

> If you're killing time while waiting to do the Bowron Lakes Chain, check out this small remote site off of the Bowron Lakes Road. With only a few campsites, it makes a nice quiet base camp for exploring the Barkerville area and backroads.

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

## What’s there

### Activities

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

### Amenities

- 3 campsites
- Toilets
- Picnic tables
- Gravel boat launch

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

## Getting there

From the townsite of Wells, follow the Bowron Lake road, turn onto the \*new\* 2900 road and follow for ~5km. Please drive with caution, it is a narrow industrial road. The new 2900 road access is located ~1km north of the old 2900 road on the Bowron Lake road, directly across from the 2400 road (Twin Sisters) turn off.

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

- [Atan Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/atan-lake-ioe6etu/) Lake 0.2 km
- [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 4.5 km
- [Swan Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/swan-lake/) Lake 5.8 km
- [Devils Club Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/devils-club-mountain/) Summit 6.2 km
- [Quesnel Highland](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/quesnel-highland-summit-we3ze3s/) Summit 6.7 km
- [Bowron Lake Lodge](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bowron-lake-lodge/) Campground 7.2 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 23 min, 204 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 3.3 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 121 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 3
- **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive, Motorhome
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 53.19249, -121.38365

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC2658)
- [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/REC2658). 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/atan-lake

- **slug**: atan-lake
- **name**: Atan Lake
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 53.19249
- **lng**: -121.38365
- **kmFromCentre**: 121
- **driveKm**: 204
- **driveMinutes**: 202.6
- **offRoadMetres**: 3330
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: wildlife, boating, fishing, camping
- **amenities**: 3 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Gravel boat launch
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: Atan Lake
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: If you're killing time while waiting to do the Bowron Lakes Chain, check out this small remote site off of the Bowron Lakes Road. With only a few campsites, it makes a nice quiet base camp for exploring the Barkerville area and backroads.
- **directions**: From the townsite of Wells, follow the Bowron Lake road, turn onto the *new* 2900 road and follow for ~5km. Please drive with caution, it is a narrow industrial road. The new 2900 road access is located ~1km north of the old 2900 road on the Bowron Lake road, directly across from the 2400 road (Twin Sisters) turn off.
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/atan-lake/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC2658>
- **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/REC2658 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| atan-lake-ioe6etu | Atan Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.19354 | -121.3822 | 0.2 | 121 | 204 |
| 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 | 4.5 | 119.6 | 214.2 |
| swan-lake | Swan Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.17857 | -121.29985 | 5.8 | 126.2 | 204 |
| devils-club-mountain | Devils Club Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.24702 | -121.36284 | 6.2 | 118 | 214.2 |
| quesnel-highland-summit-we3ze3s | Quesnel Highland | summits | summits | Summit | 53.1323 | -121.38103 | 6.7 | 125.7 | 204 |
| bowron-lake-lodge | Bowron Lake Lodge | campgrounds | campgrounds | Campground | 53.25521 | -121.4103 | 7.2 | 115 | 212.1 |

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

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