---
title: "Boot Lake, 2 h 16 min from Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Boot Lake: lake, 2 h 16 min from downtown Prince George. Boating, fishing, camping. Camping on the shore. 35 ha."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boot-lake-9pzytei/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boot-lake-9pzytei.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:33:58.566Z
---
# Boot Lake
Lake, 2 h 16 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.25564,-123.30502) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boot-lake-9pzytei/#map)
## What’s there
### Activities
- [Boating](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=boating)
- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)
- [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
- [Boot Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boot-lake/) Recreation site · 2 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables
## Nearby
- [Blackwater River Crossing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/blackwater-river-crossing/) Recreation site 12 km
- [A.M.H.T. Parking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/a-m-h-t-parking/) Recreation site 12 km
- [Pantage Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pantage-lake/) Lake 15 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 16 min, 97 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 0.4 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 82 km from downtown
- **Area**: 35 ha
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.25564, -123.30502
## 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/boot-lake-9pzytei
- **slug**: boot-lake-9pzytei
- **name**: Boot Lake
- **category**: lakes
- **categories**: lakes
- **kind**: Lake
- **lat**: 53.25564
- **lng**: -123.30502
- **kmFromCentre**: 82.2
- **driveKm**: 97.4
- **driveMinutes**: 136.4
- **offRoadMetres**: 402
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 34.7
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: boating, fishing, 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| boot-lake | Boot Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.25922 | -123.30782 | 81.9 | 97.4 | 136.2 |
_Nested fields (distanceKm, links) are in the JSON version._
#### nearby
| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| blackwater-river-crossing | Blackwater River Crossing | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.28901 | -123.14017 | 11.6 | 74.4 | 82.3 |
| a-m-h-t-parking | A.M.H.T. Parking | rec-sites | rec-sites | Recreation site | 53.30254 | -123.13936 | 12.2 | 73 | 80.5 |
| pantage-lake | Pantage Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.21131 | -123.0962 | 14.7 | 81.7 | 95.5 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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