--- title: "Darby Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse" description: "Darby Lake: lake, 1 h 37 min from downtown Prince George. 60 ha. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/darby-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/darby-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:38:45.688Z --- # Darby Lake Lake, 1 h 37 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.09865,-123.37425) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/darby-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 - [Kaykay Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/kaykay-lake/) Lake 1.6 km - [Windsor Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/windsor-lake/) Lake 2.5 km - [Flat Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/flat-lake/) Lake 3.4 km - [Meadow Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/meadow-lake-1j8yqfw/) Lake 6.1 km - [Shamrock Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/shamrock-lake/) Lake 7.4 km - [Taginchil Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/taginchil-lake/) Lake 7.8 km - [Saxton Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/saxton-lake/) Lake 8.2 km - [Ring Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ring-lake/) Lake 9.4 km - **Drive from downtown**: 1 h 37 min, 61 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 5.9 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 46 km from downtown - **Area**: 60 ha - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 54.09865, -123.37425 ## 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/darby-lake - **slug**: darby-lake - **name**: Darby Lake - **category**: lakes - **categories**: lakes - **kind**: Lake - **lat**: 54.09865 - **lng**: -123.37425 - **kmFromCentre**: 45.5 - **driveKm**: 60.7 - **driveMinutes**: 97.2 - **offRoadMetres**: 5891 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: 60.4 - **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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | kaykay-lake | Kaykay Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.08465 | -123.38156 | 1.6 | 45.3 | 48.9 | | windsor-lake | Windsor Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.12074 | -123.38433 | 2.5 | 47.2 | 60.7 | | flat-lake | Flat Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.08177 | -123.33136 | 3.4 | 42.2 | 48.8 | | meadow-lake-1j8yqfw | Meadow Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.08119 | -123.286 | 6.1 | 39.5 | 48.1 | | shamrock-lake | Shamrock Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.15419 | -123.43602 | 7.4 | 52 | 60.7 | | taginchil-lake | Taginchil Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.12587 | -123.26462 | 7.8 | 40.9 | 56.8 | | saxton-lake | Saxton Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.02662 | -123.34769 | 8.2 | 41 | 49.8 | | ring-lake | Ring Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.06106 | -123.24591 | 9.4 | 36.2 | 46 | --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/darby-lake/. 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