--- title: "Bednesti Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse" description: "Bednesti Lake: lake, 44 min from downtown Prince George. Camping. Camping on the shore. 270 ha. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bednesti-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bednesti-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T17:21:55.919Z --- # Bednesti Lake Lake, 44 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.86242,-123.37822) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bednesti-lake/#map) ## What’s there ### Activities - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) ### Amenities - 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 - [Bednesti Lake Resort](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bednesti-lake-resort/) RV park ## Nearby - [Berman Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/berman-lake/) Lake 3.2 km - [Roaring Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/roaring-lake/) Lake 6.3 km - [Zelkwas Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/zelkwas-lake/) Lake 6.4 km - [Norman Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/norman-lake/) Lake 9.2 km - [Esker Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/esker-lake/) Lake 9.8 km - [Dahl Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/dahl-lake/) Lake 11 km - [Dahl Lake Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/dahl-lake-park/) Provincial park 11 km - [Cluculz Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cluculz-lake/) Lake 13 km - **Drive from downtown**: 44 min, 51 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 42 km from downtown - **Area**: 270 ha - **Good for**: Summer - **Coordinates**: 53.86242, -123.37822 ## 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 [Report a problem](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/feedback/?kind=correction&page=%2Foutdoors%2Fbednesti-lake%2F&subject=Outdoors%3A+Bednesti+Lake) ## More in Explore [See all in Explore](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/browse/#explore) - [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/bednesti-lake - **slug**: bednesti-lake - **name**: Bednesti Lake - **category**: lakes - **categories**: lakes - **kind**: Lake - **lat**: 53.86242 - **lng**: -123.37822 - **kmFromCentre**: 41.6 - **driveKm**: 50.9 - **driveMinutes**: 44.2 - **offRoadMetres**: _none_ - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: 270.4 - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: camping - **amenities**: Camping on the shore - **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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | bednesti-lake-resort | Bednesti Lake Resort | campgrounds | campgrounds | RV park | 53.87616 | -123.40569 | 43.2 | 52.4 | 45.2 | _Nested fields (distanceKm, links) are in the JSON version._ #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | berman-lake | Berman Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.85442 | -123.33063 | 3.2 | 38.7 | 47.9 | | roaring-lake | Roaring Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.84868 | -123.28544 | 6.3 | 35.9 | 43.6 | | zelkwas-lake | Zelkwas Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.87937 | -123.28483 | 6.4 | 35.3 | 44.8 | | norman-lake | Norman Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.78035 | -123.36419 | 9.2 | 43.1 | 72.4 | | esker-lake | Esker Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.834 | -123.23671 | 9.8 | 33.2 | 41.7 | | dahl-lake | Dahl Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.77566 | -123.29773 | 11 | 39.2 | 59.1 | | dahl-lake-park | Dahl Lake Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks, swimming | Provincial park | 53.77442 | -123.29733 | 11.1 | 39.3 | 59.1 | | cluculz-lake | Cluculz Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.87442 | -123.57259 | 12.8 | 54.1 | 64.7 | _Nested fields (advisories, links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bednesti-lake/. 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