--- title: "Bowron Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse" description: "Bowron Lake: lake, 3 h 48 min from downtown Prince George. Camping. Camping on the shore. 1,022 ha. Map, driving directions and places nearby." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bowron-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bowron-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T17:20:23.209Z --- # Bowron Lake Lake, 3 h 48 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.23006,-121.35661) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bowron-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 - [Bowron Lake Lodge](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bowron-lake-lodge/) Campground · Fee charged - [Bowron Lake Campground](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bowron-lake-campground/) Campground · Capacity 25, Fee charged ## Nearby - [Devils Club Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/devils-club-mountain/) Summit 1.9 km - [Kibbee Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/kibbee-lake/) Lake 3.5 km - [Atan Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/atan-lake-ioe6etu/) Lake 4.4 km - [Atan Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/atan-lake/) Recreation site 4.5 km - [Thompson Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/thompson-lake-nakmmo4/) Lake 4.5 km - [Chisel Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chisel-lake-8dq2pyt/) Lake 5.4 km - [Chisel Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chisel-lake/) Recreation site 5.7 km - [Swan Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/swan-lake/) Lake 6.9 km - **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 48 min, 214 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 3.9 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 120 km from downtown - **Area**: 1,022 ha - **Good for**: Summer - **Coordinates**: 53.23006, -121.35661 ## 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/bowron-lake - **slug**: bowron-lake - **name**: Bowron Lake - **category**: lakes - **categories**: lakes - **kind**: Lake - **lat**: 53.23006 - **lng**: -121.35661 - **kmFromCentre**: 119.6 - **driveKm**: 214.2 - **driveMinutes**: 227.7 - **offRoadMetres**: 3876 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: 1021.7 - **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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | bowron-lake-lodge | Bowron Lake Lodge | campgrounds | campgrounds | Campground | 53.25521 | -121.4103 | 115 | 212.1 | 222.1 | | bowron-lake-campground | Bowron Lake Campground | campgrounds | campgrounds | Campground | 53.25892 | -121.3919 | 115.7 | 214.1 | 227.3 | _Nested fields (distanceKm, links) are in the JSON version._ #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | devils-club-mountain | Devils Club Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.24702 | -121.36284 | 1.9 | 118 | 214.2 | | kibbee-lake | Kibbee Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.26 | -121.34007 | 3.5 | 118.3 | 214.1 | | atan-lake-ioe6etu | Atan Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.19354 | -121.3822 | 4.4 | 121 | 204 | | atan-lake | Atan Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.19249 | -121.38365 | 4.5 | 121 | 204 | | thompson-lake-nakmmo4 | Thompson Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.26846 | -121.33519 | 4.5 | 118 | 227.6 | | chisel-lake-8dq2pyt | Chisel Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.18124 | -121.3581 | 5.4 | 123.1 | 204 | | chisel-lake | Chisel Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.17906 | -121.35829 | 5.7 | 123.2 | 204 | | swan-lake | Swan Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.17857 | -121.29985 | 6.9 | 126.2 | 204 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bowron-lake/. 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