---
title: "Crescent Lake, 3 h 10 min from Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Crescent Lake: lake, 3 h 10 min from downtown Prince George. Boating, fishing, camping. Camping on the shore. 26 ha."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/crescent-lake-3zy3cfg/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/crescent-lake-3zy3cfg.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:34:32.962Z
---
# Crescent Lake
Lake, 3 h 10 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.27448,-121.90134) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/crescent-lake-3zy3cfg/#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
- [Crescent Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/crescent-lake/) Recreation site · 3 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables
## Nearby
- [Boat launch on Ahbau Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-launch-on-ahbau-lake/) Boat launch 12 km
- [Ahbau Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ahbau-lake/) Recreation site 12 km
- [Ahbau Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ahbau-lake-9tdriu5/) Lake 13 km
- [Stephen Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stephen-lake/) Lake 14 km
- [Rond Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/rond-lake/) Lake 14 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 10 min, 132 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 2.5 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 91 km from downtown
- **Area**: 26 ha
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.27448, -121.90134
## 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/crescent-lake-3zy3cfg
- **slug**: crescent-lake-3zy3cfg
- **name**: Crescent Lake
- **category**: lakes
- **categories**: lakes
- **kind**: Lake
- **lat**: 53.27448
- **lng**: -121.90134
- **kmFromCentre**: 90.8
- **driveKm**: 131.9
- **driveMinutes**: 189.6
- **offRoadMetres**: 2481
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 25.8
- **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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| crescent-lake | Crescent Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.27756 | -121.89979 | 90.6 | 131.9 | 189.6 |
_Nested fields (distanceKm, links) are in the JSON version._
#### nearby
| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| boat-launch-on-ahbau-lake | Boat launch on Ahbau Lake | boat-launches | boat-launches | Boat launch | 53.29755 | -122.07882 | 12.1 | 81.9 | 118.8 |
| ahbau-lake | Ahbau Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.30319 | -122.07864 | 12.2 | 81.4 | 118 |
| ahbau-lake-9tdriu5 | Ahbau Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.26741 | -122.09858 | 13.1 | 84.1 | 113.9 |
| stephen-lake | Stephen Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.3864 | -121.79855 | 14.2 | 86.1 | 243.8 |
| rond-lake | Rond Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.39523 | -121.8221 | 14.4 | 84.3 | 150.3 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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