---
title: "Boat launch on Ahbau Lake: boat launch around Prince George"
description: "Boat launch on Ahbau Lake: boat launch on Ahbau Lake, 2 h 39 min from downtown Prince George. Boating. Map, driving directions and places nearby."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-launch-on-ahbau-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-launch-on-ahbau-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:58:17.066Z
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# Boat launch on Ahbau Lake
Boat launch on Ahbau Lake, 2 h 39 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.29755,-122.07882) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-launch-on-ahbau-lake/#map)
## What’s there
### Activities
- [Boating](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=boating)
As published by OpenStreetMap contributors: boat launches, swimming areas and beaches.
## Map
[Read the full list without the map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/maps/list/?layer=boat-launches-region)
Tap a marker for details and directions. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
## Nearby
- [Ahbau Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ahbau-lake/) Recreation site 0.6 km
- [Ahbau Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ahbau-lake-9tdriu5/) Lake 3.6 km
- [Hay Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hay-lake/) Lake 6.6 km
- [Lodi Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lodi-lake/) Lake 9.0 km
- [Crescent Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/crescent-lake/) Recreation site 12 km
- [Crescent Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/crescent-lake-3zy3cfg/) Lake 12 km
- [Naver Creek](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/naver-creek/) Recreation site 13 km
- [Genevieve Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/genevieve-lake-07j20a5/) Lake 15 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 39 min, 119 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 82 km from downtown
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.29755, -122.07882
## Links
- [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/5738516114)
- [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: [OpenStreetMap contributors: boat launches, swimming areas and beaches](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/5738516114). ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.
Source read 2 days ago
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## 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/boat-launch-on-ahbau-lake
- **slug**: boat-launch-on-ahbau-lake
- **name**: Boat launch on Ahbau Lake
- **category**: boat-launches
- **categories**: boat-launches
- **kind**: Boat launch
- **lat**: 53.29755
- **lng**: -122.07882
- **kmFromCentre**: 81.9
- **driveKm**: 118.8
- **driveMinutes**: 159.3
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: boating
- **amenities**: _none_
- **seasons**: summer
- **lake**: Ahbau Lake
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: _none_
- **directions**: _none_
- **page**:
- **source**: OpenStreetMap contributors: boat launches, swimming areas and beaches
- **sourceUrl**:
- **licence**: ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors (https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright)
- **fetchedAt**: 2026-10-14T11:40:15.055Z
- **onShore**: _none_
#### links
| label | url |
| --- | --- |
| OpenStreetMap | https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/5738516114 |
#### nearby
| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ahbau-lake | Ahbau Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.30319 | -122.07864 | 0.6 | 81.4 | 118 |
| ahbau-lake-9tdriu5 | Ahbau Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.26741 | -122.09858 | 3.6 | 84.1 | 113.9 |
| hay-lake | Hay Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.3564 | -122.08394 | 6.6 | 76.2 | 119.5 |
| lodi-lake | Lodi Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.37874 | -122.08155 | 9 | 74.3 | 122 |
| crescent-lake | Crescent Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.27756 | -121.89979 | 12.1 | 90.6 | 131.9 |
| crescent-lake-3zy3cfg | Crescent Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.27448 | -121.90134 | 12.1 | 90.8 | 131.9 |
| naver-creek | Naver Creek | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming | Recreation site | 53.33194 | -122.25858 | 12.5 | 72.7 | 98.8 |
| genevieve-lake-07j20a5 | Genevieve Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.24931 | -122.28508 | 14.7 | 80.3 | 108 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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