--- title: "Chief Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse" description: "Chief Lake: lake, 45 min from downtown Prince George. 732 ha. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chief-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chief-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T17:20:52.447Z --- # Chief Lake Lake, 45 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.12187,-123.00622) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chief-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 - [Larson Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/larson-lake/) Lake 2.0 km - [Nicholl Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/nicholl-lake/) Lake 3.3 km - [Ruby Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ruby-lake/) Lake 3.4 km - [Ramblers Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ramblers-lake/) Lake 4.0 km - [Nukko Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/nukko-lake/) Lake 5.6 km - [Crescent Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/crescent-lake-3r9w1j5/) Lake 6.7 km - [Bolarn Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bolarn-lake/) Lake 7.3 km - [Swamp Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/swamp-lake/) Lake 7.5 km - **Drive from downtown**: 45 min, 36 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 1.8 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 28 km from downtown - **Area**: 732 ha - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 54.12187, -123.00622 ## 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 [Report a problem](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/feedback/?kind=correction&page=%2Foutdoors%2Fchief-lake%2F&subject=Outdoors%3A+Chief+Lake) ## 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/chief-lake - **slug**: chief-lake - **name**: Chief Lake - **category**: lakes - **categories**: lakes - **kind**: Lake - **lat**: 54.12187 - **lng**: -123.00622 - **kmFromCentre**: 28.3 - **driveKm**: 35.9 - **driveMinutes**: 45.2 - **offRoadMetres**: 1788 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: 732.4 - **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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | larson-lake | Larson Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.13688 | -122.98842 | 2 | 29 | 39.9 | | nicholl-lake | Nicholl Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.15052 | -123.02137 | 3.3 | 31.4 | 45.7 | | ruby-lake | Ruby Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.09187 | -122.99413 | 3.4 | 25.2 | 34.1 | | ramblers-lake | Ramblers Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.09649 | -122.96206 | 4 | 24.3 | 35.6 | | nukko-lake | Nukko Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.0714 | -123.01371 | 5.6 | 24.3 | 31.8 | | crescent-lake-3r9w1j5 | Crescent Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.088 | -123.09086 | 6.7 | 29.3 | 42.4 | | bolarn-lake | Bolarn Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.06268 | -123.05592 | 7.3 | 25.7 | 31.9 | | swamp-lake | Swamp Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.06006 | -122.96001 | 7.5 | 21 | 26.8 | --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chief-lake/. 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