---
title: "Barton Lake, 3 h 41 min from Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Barton Lake: lake, 3 h 41 min from downtown Prince George. Canoeing and kayaking, fishing, camping. Boat launch, camping on the shore. 68 ha."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/barton-lake-th3musq/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/barton-lake-th3musq.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:50:40.395Z
---

# Barton Lake

Lake, 3 h 41 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.47653,-123.41131) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/barton-lake-th3musq/#map)

## What’s there

### Activities

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

- [Barton Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/barton-lake/) Recreation site · 7 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables

## Nearby

- [Tory Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tory-lake/) Recreation site 3.8 km
- [Zippermouth Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/zippermouth-lake/) Lake 6.3 km
- [Meadow Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/meadow-lake/) Recreation site 11 km
- [Tucker Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tucker-lake/) Lake 12 km
- [Meadow Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/meadow-lake-1m8eexy/) Lake 12 km
- [Gesul Buhn](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/gesul-buhn/) Lake 13 km
- [Lintz Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lintz-lake/) Recreation site 13 km
- [Holman Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/holman-lake/) Lake 13 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 41 min, 135 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 0.5 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 66 km from downtown
- **Area**: 68 ha
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.47653, -123.41131

## 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.

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## 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/barton-lake-th3musq

- **slug**: barton-lake-th3musq
- **name**: Barton Lake
- **category**: lakes
- **categories**: lakes
- **kind**: Lake
- **lat**: 53.47653
- **lng**: -123.41131
- **kmFromCentre**: 65.6
- **driveKm**: 134.6
- **driveMinutes**: 221.1
- **offRoadMetres**: 503
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 67.5
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: paddling, 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/barton-lake-th3musq/>
- **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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| barton-lake | Barton Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.48345 | -123.40883 | 64.9 | 133.4 | 214.3 |

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


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| tory-lake | Tory Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.51022 | -123.41828 | 3.8 | 63.1 | 130 |
| zippermouth-lake | Zippermouth Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.4264 | -123.36787 | 6.3 | 68.1 | 141.3 |
| meadow-lake | Meadow Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.42926 | -123.5642 | 11.4 | 76.3 | 129.4 |
| tucker-lake | Tucker Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.49339 | -123.58796 | 11.8 | 72.6 | 125.8 |
| meadow-lake-1m8eexy | Meadow Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.42763 | -123.57178 | 11.9 | 76.8 | 132.8 |
| gesul-buhn | Gesul Buhn | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.48554 | -123.60134 | 12.6 | 73.8 | 126.5 |
| lintz-lake | Lintz Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.4566 | -123.60097 | 12.7 | 75.9 | 131 |
| holman-lake | Holman Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.41043 | -123.57374 | 13 | 78.2 | 132.9 |

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

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