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title: "Bonnington Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Bonnington Lake: lake, 2 h 28 min from downtown Prince George. 58 ha. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bonnington-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bonnington-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:38:08.992Z
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# Bonnington Lake
Lake, 2 h 28 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.90212,-123.25469) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bonnington-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
- [Windy Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/windy-lake/) Lake 1.1 km
- [Iroquois Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/iroquois-lake/) Lake 4.0 km
- [War Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/war-lake/) Lake 5.3 km
- [Whisper Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/whisper-lake/) Lake 7.9 km
- [Carp Hill](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/carp-hill/) Summit 8.0 km
- [Warhorse Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/warhorse-lake/) Lake 9.8 km
- [Ant Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ant-lake/) Lake 10 km
- [Boat launch on Carp Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-launch-on-carp-lake/) Boat launch 11 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 28 min, 157 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 2.3 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 114 km from downtown
- **Area**: 58 ha
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 54.90212, -123.25469
## 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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## 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/bonnington-lake
- **slug**: bonnington-lake
- **name**: Bonnington Lake
- **category**: lakes
- **categories**: lakes
- **kind**: Lake
- **lat**: 54.90212
- **lng**: -123.25469
- **kmFromCentre**: 114.3
- **driveKm**: 156.8
- **driveMinutes**: 148.3
- **offRoadMetres**: 2328
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 57.5
- **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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| windy-lake | Windy Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.89701 | -123.2701 | 1.1 | 114 | 162.9 |
| iroquois-lake | Iroquois Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.89941 | -123.19164 | 4 | 112.9 | 154.4 |
| war-lake | War Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.8559 | -123.27645 | 5.3 | 109.8 | 162.1 |
| whisper-lake | Whisper Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.83132 | -123.27029 | 7.9 | 107.1 | 161.6 |
| carp-hill | Carp Hill | summits | summits | Summit | 54.83328 | -123.29099 | 8 | 107.7 | 163.8 |
| warhorse-lake | Warhorse Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.93878 | -123.1159 | 9.8 | 116 | 146.8 |
| ant-lake | Ant Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.81114 | -123.23023 | 10.2 | 104.2 | 161.6 |
| boat-launch-on-carp-lake | Boat launch on Carp Lake | boat-launches | boat-launches | Boat launch | 54.82384 | -123.34881 | 10.6 | 108 | 169.2 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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