--- title: "Bent Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse" description: "Bent Lake: lake, 2 h 21 min from downtown Prince George. 28 ha. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bent-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bent-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T17:20:14.170Z --- # Bent Lake Lake, 2 h 21 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.39854,-123.08006) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bent-lake/#map) ## 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. ## Nearby - [Poplar Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/poplar-lake/) Lake 3.3 km - [Slender Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/slender-lake/) Lake 4.5 km - [Racoon Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/racoon-lake/) Lake 9.7 km - [Merton Hill](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/merton-hill/) Summit 10 km - [Sawmill Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sawmill-lake/) Recreation site 11 km - [Twin Bay Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/twin-bay-lake/) Lake 11 km - [Mossvale Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mossvale-lake/) Lake 12 km - [Pickle Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pickle-lake/) Lake 12 km - **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 21 min, 76 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 1.3 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 58 km from downtown - **Area**: 28 ha - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 54.39854, -123.08006 ## 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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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/bent-lake - **slug**: bent-lake - **name**: Bent Lake - **category**: lakes - **categories**: lakes - **kind**: Lake - **lat**: 54.39854 - **lng**: -123.08006 - **kmFromCentre**: 57.7 - **driveKm**: 76.2 - **driveMinutes**: 140.7 - **offRoadMetres**: 1299 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: 27.8 - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: _none_ - **amenities**: _none_ - **seasons**: summer, winter - **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**: _none_ #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | poplar-lake | Poplar Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.39447 | -123.13084 | 3.3 | 58.6 | 79.9 | | slender-lake | Slender Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.43146 | -123.03873 | 4.5 | 60.2 | 79.6 | | racoon-lake | Racoon Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.45411 | -123.19557 | 9.7 | 66.4 | 85.8 | | merton-hill | Merton Hill | summits | summits | Summit | 54.49033 | -123.10459 | 10.3 | 67.8 | 113.9 | | sawmill-lake | Sawmill Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.31841 | -123.18482 | 11.2 | 52.9 | 68.7 | | twin-bay-lake | Twin Bay Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.36818 | -123.24571 | 11.2 | 59.7 | 80.4 | | mossvale-lake | Mossvale Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.42451 | -123.26148 | 12.1 | 65.5 | 90 | | pickle-lake | Pickle Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.3107 | -122.96545 | 12.3 | 46 | 69.3 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bent-lake/. 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