---
title: "Dahl Lake Park: provincial park around Prince George"
description: "Dahl Lake Park: provincial park, 1 h 13 min from downtown Prince George. Hiking, canoeing and kayaking, swimming, fishing, wildlife viewing, biking, hunting."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/dahl-lake-park/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/dahl-lake-park.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:34:13.223Z
---

# Dahl Lake Park

Provincial park, 1 h 13 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.77442,-123.29733) [BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/dahl-lake-park/) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/dahl-lake-park/#map)

## BC Parks advisories

- Environmental restoration project is currently underway · October 17, 2023

[Details on the BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/dahl-lake-park/)

## About

> Dahl Lake Park is a day-use park providing a wilderness atmosphere within an hours drive of Prince George. The park has rustic picnic facilities, a sandy beach, short walking trail, as well as great canoeing and wildlife viewing opportunities.

From BC Parks Data API.

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Hiking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hiking)
- [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling)
- [Swimming](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=swimming)
- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)
- [Wildlife viewing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=wildlife)
- [Biking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=biking)
- [Hunting](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hunting)

### Amenities

- Picnic areas
- Pit or flush toilets

As published by BC Parks Data API.

## Map

[Read the full list without the map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/maps/list/?layer=provincial-parks)

Tap a marker for details and directions. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

## Nearby

- [Dahl Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/dahl-lake/) Lake 0.1 km
- [Henry Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/henry-lake/) Lake 3.2 km
- [Norman Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/norman-lake/) Lake 4.4 km
- [Esker Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/esker-lake/) Lake 7.7 km
- [Roaring Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/roaring-lake/) Lake 8.3 km
- [Berman Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/berman-lake/) Lake 9.2 km
- [Bobtail Mountain Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bobtail-mountain-park/) Provincial park 11 km
- [Bednesti Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bednesti-lake/) Lake 11 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 1 h 13 min, 59 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 1.7 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 39 km from downtown
- **Area**: 1,583 ha
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 53.77442, -123.29733

## Links

- [BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/dahl-lake-park/)
- [BC freshwater fishing regulations](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/sports-culture/recreation/fishing-hunting/fishing/fishing-regulations)
- [BC Parks](https://bcparks.ca/)

[Wildfires and fire bans](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/wildfire/)

Source: [BC Parks Data API](https://bcparks.ca/dahl-lake-park/). 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/dahl-lake-park

- **slug**: dahl-lake-park
- **name**: Dahl Lake Park
- **category**: provincial-parks
- **categories**: provincial-parks, swimming
- **kind**: Provincial park
- **lat**: 53.77442
- **lng**: -123.29733
- **kmFromCentre**: 39.3
- **driveKm**: 59.1
- **driveMinutes**: 73.1
- **offRoadMetres**: 1707
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 1583
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: hiking, paddling, swimming, fishing, wildlife, biking, hunting
- **amenities**: Picnic areas, Pit or flush toilets
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **description**: Dahl Lake Park is a day-use park providing a wilderness atmosphere within an hours drive of Prince George. The park has rustic picnic facilities, a sandy beach, short walking trail, as well as great canoeing and wildlife viewing opportunities.
- **directions**: _none_
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/dahl-lake-park/>
- **source**: BC Parks Data API
- **sourceUrl**: <https://bcparks.ca/dahl-lake-park/>
- **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_

#### advisories

| title | date | safety |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Environmental restoration project is currently underway | 2023-10-17T22:42:09.435Z | false |


#### links

| label | url |
| --- | --- |
| BC Parks page | https://bcparks.ca/dahl-lake-park/ |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| dahl-lake | Dahl Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.77566 | -123.29773 | 0.1 | 39.2 | 59.1 |
| henry-lake | Henry Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.77134 | -123.24909 | 3.2 | 36.6 | 45.7 |
| norman-lake | Norman Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.78035 | -123.36419 | 4.4 | 43.1 | 72.4 |
| esker-lake | Esker Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.834 | -123.23671 | 7.7 | 33.2 | 41.7 |
| roaring-lake | Roaring Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.84868 | -123.28544 | 8.3 | 35.9 | 43.6 |
| berman-lake | Berman Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.85442 | -123.33063 | 9.2 | 38.7 | 47.9 |
| bobtail-mountain-park | Bobtail Mountain Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks, huts | Provincial park | 53.68735 | -123.36258 | 10.6 | 47.7 | 86.9 |
| bednesti-lake | Bednesti Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.86242 | -123.37822 | 11.1 | 41.6 | 50.9 |

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

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