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title: "Crystal Lake, 3 h 15 min from Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Crystal Lake: lake, 3 h 15 min from downtown Prince George. 87 ha. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/crystal-lake-eeh0bo2/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/crystal-lake-eeh0bo2.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T17:23:10.564Z
---
# Crystal Lake
Lake, 3 h 15 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.7163,-124.53435) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/crystal-lake-eeh0bo2/#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
- [Boomerang Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boomerang-lake/) Lake 4.9 km
- [Mount Hobson](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-hobson/) Summit 6.6 km
- [Paddle Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/paddle-lake/) Lake 6.8 km
- [Home Lake Cabin](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/home-lake-cabin/) Hut or cabin (recreation site) 8.2 km
- [Home Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/home-lake/) Lake 8.6 km
- [Greer Creek](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/greer-creek/) Recreation site 8.8 km
- [Johnson Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/johnson-lake/) Lake 10 km
- [Greer Creek Falls](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/greer-creek-falls/) Recreation site 12 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 15 min, 156 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 8.2 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 119 km from downtown
- **Area**: 87 ha
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 53.71630, -124.53435
## 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
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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/crystal-lake-eeh0bo2
- **slug**: crystal-lake-eeh0bo2
- **name**: Crystal Lake
- **category**: lakes
- **categories**: lakes
- **kind**: Lake
- **lat**: 53.7163
- **lng**: -124.53435
- **kmFromCentre**: 119.3
- **driveKm**: 156.3
- **driveMinutes**: 195.1
- **offRoadMetres**: 8157
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 86.6
- **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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| boomerang-lake | Boomerang Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.67337 | -124.51803 | 4.9 | 119.3 | 159.2 |
| mount-hobson | Mount Hobson | summits | summits | Summit | 53.72443 | -124.63383 | 6.6 | 125.5 | 160.5 |
| paddle-lake | Paddle Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.7279 | -124.43318 | 6.8 | 112.5 | 149.7 |
| home-lake-cabin | Home Lake Cabin | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, huts | Hut or cabin (recreation site) | 53.70534 | -124.41157 | 8.2 | 111.6 | 152.7 |
| home-lake | Home Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.71108 | -124.40345 | 8.6 | 111 | 152 |
| greer-creek | Greer Creek | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.7788 | -124.61719 | 8.8 | 123.5 | 154.8 |
| johnson-lake | Johnson Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.64762 | -124.43443 | 10.1 | 114.7 | 160.3 |
| greer-creek-falls | Greer Creek Falls | rec-sites | rec-sites | Recreation site | 53.7653 | -124.37436 | 11.8 | 107.9 | 145.6 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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