---
title: "Buckhorn Lake, 43 min from Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Buckhorn Lake: lake, 43 min from downtown Prince George. Canoeing and kayaking, swimming, camping. Boat launch, camping on the shore, swimming spot. 66 ha."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/buckhorn-lake-se6w79r/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/buckhorn-lake-se6w79r.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:35:03.689Z
---

# Buckhorn Lake

Lake, 43 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.75102,-122.51046) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/buckhorn-lake-se6w79r/#map)

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling)
- [Swimming](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=swimming)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)

### Amenities

- Boat launch
- Camping on the shore
- Swimming spot

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

- [Buckhorn Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/buckhorn-lake/) Recreation site · 4 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables

## Nearby

- [Tabor Mtn. Staging Area 10 (Dougherty Creek)](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tabor-mtn-staging-area-10-dougherty-creek/) Recreation site 7.0 km
- [Francis Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/francis-lake/) Recreation site 9.3 km
- [Frost Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/frost-lake/) Lake 10 km
- [St. Marie Lake West](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/st-marie-lake-west/) Recreation site 10 km
- [Ste. Marie Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ste-marie-lake/) Lake 11 km
- [St. Marie Lake (East)](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/st-marie-lake-east/) Recreation site 13 km
- [Tabor Mtn. Trail System](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tabor-mtn-trail-system/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 14 km
- [Opatcho Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/opatcho-lake-a18hd8o/) Lake 15 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 43 min, 31 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 0.4 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 24 km from downtown
- **Area**: 66 ha
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.75102, -122.51046

## 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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- [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/buckhorn-lake-se6w79r

- **slug**: buckhorn-lake-se6w79r
- **name**: Buckhorn Lake
- **category**: lakes
- **categories**: lakes
- **kind**: Lake
- **lat**: 53.75102
- **lng**: -122.51046
- **kmFromCentre**: 24.2
- **driveKm**: 30.8
- **driveMinutes**: 43.1
- **offRoadMetres**: 422
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 66.4
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: paddling, swimming, camping
- **amenities**: Boat launch, Camping on the shore, Swimming spot
- **seasons**: summer
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: _none_
- **directions**: _none_
- **links**: _none_
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/buckhorn-lake-se6w79r/>
- **source**: BC Freshwater Atlas lakes (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes>
- **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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| buckhorn-lake | Buckhorn Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming | Recreation site | 53.75451 | -122.50766 | 24.1 | 30.7 | 42.9 |

_Nested fields (distanceKm, links) are in the JSON version._


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| tabor-mtn-staging-area-10-dougherty-creek | Tabor Mtn. Staging Area 10 (Dougherty Creek) | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.81123 | -122.54124 | 7 | 18 | 26.9 |
| francis-lake | Francis Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.75137 | -122.36872 | 9.3 | 31.1 | 42.2 |
| frost-lake | Frost Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.77886 | -122.36631 | 10 | 29.5 | 42.4 |
| st-marie-lake-west | St. Marie Lake West | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.7455 | -122.35446 | 10.3 | 32.2 | 43.4 |
| ste-marie-lake | Ste. Marie Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.74236 | -122.35194 | 10.5 | 32.5 | 43.6 |
| st-marie-lake-east | St. Marie Lake (East) | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming | Recreation site | 53.73061 | -122.31278 | 13.2 | 35.4 | 47 |
| tabor-mtn-trail-system | Tabor Mtn. Trail System | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 53.87453 | -122.55222 | 14 | 13.8 | 17.1 |
| opatcho-lake-a18hd8o | Opatcho Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.74664 | -122.28872 | 14.6 | 35.7 | 48.8 |

_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._

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