---
title: "Batnuni Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Batnuni Lake: lake, 3 h 41 min from downtown Prince George. Boating, canoeing and kayaking, camping, fishing. Camping on the shore, boat launch. 520 ha."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/batnuni-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/batnuni-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:38:23.923Z
---
# Batnuni Lake
Lake, 3 h 41 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.36543,-123.98929) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/batnuni-lake/#map)
## What’s there
### Activities
- [Boating](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=boating)
- [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)
- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)
### Amenities
- Camping on the shore
- Boat launch
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
- [Batnuni Lake East](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/batnuni-lake-east/) Recreation site · 5 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables
- [Batnuni Lake West](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/batnuni-lake-west/) Recreation site · 4 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables
## Nearby
- [Snag Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/snag-lake/) Recreation site 3.2 km
- [Chuniar Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chuniar-lake/) Lake 3.6 km
- [Hanham Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hanham-lake-2zaarjw/) Lake 5.2 km
- [Hanham Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hanham-lake/) Recreation site 5.9 km
- [Comstock Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/comstock-lake/) Lake 7.0 km
- [Boat Lake West](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-lake-west/) Recreation site 7.8 km
- [Boat Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-lake/) Lake 8.3 km
- [Pilot Knoll](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pilot-knoll/) Summit 9.2 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 41 min, 154 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 0.5 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 102 km from downtown
- **Area**: 520 ha
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.36543, -123.98929
## 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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- [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/batnuni-lake
- **slug**: batnuni-lake
- **name**: Batnuni Lake
- **category**: lakes
- **categories**: lakes
- **kind**: Lake
- **lat**: 53.36543
- **lng**: -123.98929
- **kmFromCentre**: 102.2
- **driveKm**: 153.9
- **driveMinutes**: 220.8
- **offRoadMetres**: 534
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 520
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: boating, paddling, camping, fishing
- **amenities**: Camping on the shore, Boat launch
- **seasons**: summer
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: _none_
- **directions**: _none_
- **links**: _none_
- **page**:
- **source**: BC Freshwater Atlas lakes (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**:
- **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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| batnuni-lake-east | Batnuni Lake East | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.35596 | -123.96625 | 101.6 | 151.5 | 217.3 |
| batnuni-lake-west | Batnuni Lake West | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.38092 | -124.05759 | 104.8 | 159 | 228.8 |
_Nested fields (distanceKm, links) are in the JSON version._
#### nearby
| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| snag-lake | Snag Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.35324 | -123.94544 | 3.2 | 100.7 | 149.9 |
| chuniar-lake | Chuniar Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.33338 | -123.99795 | 3.6 | 104.8 | 151.2 |
| hanham-lake-2zaarjw | Hanham Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.34579 | -123.91893 | 5.2 | 99.9 | 148 |
| hanham-lake | Hanham Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.3466 | -123.90693 | 5.9 | 99.2 | 147.3 |
| comstock-lake | Comstock Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.37962 | -124.09243 | 7 | 106.8 | 161.2 |
| boat-lake-west | Boat Lake West | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.35219 | -123.87336 | 7.8 | 97.1 | 145.2 |
| boat-lake | Boat Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.34972 | -123.86758 | 8.3 | 97 | 145.2 |
| pilot-knoll | Pilot Knoll | summits | summits | Summit | 53.28458 | -124.01981 | 9.2 | 109.4 | 151.2 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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