--- title: "Carp Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse" description: "Carp Lake: lake, 3 h 5 min from downtown Prince George. Camping, boating. Camping on the shore, boat launch. 5,629 ha." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/carp-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/carp-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T17:20:56.274Z --- # Carp Lake Lake, 3 h 5 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.76684,-123.33551) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/carp-lake/#map) ## What’s there ### Activities - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) - [Boating](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=boating) ### Amenities - Camping on the shore - Boat launch 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 - [Kettle Bay Campground](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/kettle-bay-campground/) Campground · Sani-station, Capacity 102, Fee charged - [Boat launch on Carp Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-launch-on-carp-lake/) Boat launch ## Nearby - [Lho Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lho-lakes-sec350l/) Lake 6.3 km - [Carp Hill](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/carp-hill/) Summit 7.9 km - [Lho Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lho-lakes-xgna5v9/) Lake 8.0 km - [Whisper Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/whisper-lake/) Lake 8.3 km - [Ant Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ant-lake/) Lake 8.4 km - [Carp Lake Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/carp-lake-park/) Provincial park 8.8 km - [Whusnatsidzih Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/whusnatsidzih-lake/) Lake 8.8 km - [Lho Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lho-lakes/) Lake 9.0 km - **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 5 min, 171 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 5.5 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 102 km from downtown - **Area**: 5,629 ha - **Good for**: Summer - **Coordinates**: 54.76684, -123.33551 ## 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/carp-lake - **slug**: carp-lake - **name**: Carp Lake - **category**: lakes - **categories**: lakes - **kind**: Lake - **lat**: 54.76684 - **lng**: -123.33551 - **kmFromCentre**: 101.8 - **driveKm**: 170.8 - **driveMinutes**: 184.9 - **offRoadMetres**: 5458 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: 5629 - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: camping, boating - **amenities**: Camping on the shore, Boat launch - **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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | kettle-bay-campground | Kettle Bay Campground | campgrounds | campgrounds | Campground | 54.82341 | -123.34928 | 108 | 169.2 | 178.8 | | boat-launch-on-carp-lake | Boat launch on Carp Lake | boat-launches | boat-launches | Boat launch | 54.82384 | -123.34881 | 108 | 169.2 | 178.8 | _Nested fields (distanceKm, links) are in the JSON version._ #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | lho-lakes-sec350l | Lho Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.73525 | -123.41727 | 6.3 | 100.7 | 148.2 | | carp-hill | Carp Hill | summits | summits | Summit | 54.83328 | -123.29099 | 7.9 | 107.7 | 163.8 | | lho-lakes-xgna5v9 | Lho Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.72783 | -123.43999 | 8 | 100.7 | 148.1 | | whisper-lake | Whisper Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.83132 | -123.27029 | 8.3 | 107.1 | 161.6 | | ant-lake | Ant Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.81114 | -123.23023 | 8.4 | 104.2 | 161.6 | | carp-lake-park | Carp Lake Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks, campgrounds, huts, swimming, boat-launches | Provincial park | 54.72096 | -123.44709 | 8.8 | 100.2 | 146.4 | | whusnatsidzih-lake | Whusnatsidzih Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.6947 | -123.3924 | 8.8 | 96 | 141.9 | | lho-lakes | Lho Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.71581 | -123.44412 | 9 | 99.6 | 143.1 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/carp-lake/. 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