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title: "Dem Lake recreation site, 3 h 48 min from Prince George"
description: "Dem Lake: recreation site, 3 h 48 min from downtown Prince George. Boating, canoeing and kayaking, camping. 6 campsites, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/dem-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/dem-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:43:44.218Z
---

# Dem Lake

Recreation site, 3 h 48 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.77214,-124.46707) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1392) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/dem-lake/#map)

## About

> Very scenic. Open site with fir trees. Boat launch very rough - recommend car-top type boats only.

From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue).

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Boating](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=boating)
- [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)

### Amenities

- 6 campsites
- Toilets
- Picnic tables
- Fire rings
- Gravel boat launch

As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue).

## Getting there

At 41 km on the Germansen North Road,turn west onto the Germansen-Hat Forest Road. At this point you are at 39 km on the Hat FSR. Stay on main road and drive to 58 3/4 km to the intersection of the Hat FSR and the Dem Lake Road. The site is located at 3.8 km on the Dem Lake Road. Be aware that this ia an active haul road with logging truck traffic during the week.

Driving directions from Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). Forest service roads can be rough or closed: check [DriveBC](https://www.drivebc.ca/) for highways.

## Map

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

## Nearby

- [Dem Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/dem-lake-cr61ihh/) Lake 1.2 km
- [Dolphin Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/dolphin-lake/) Recreation site 5.4 km
- [Dolphin Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/dolphin-lake-hxxvbhh/) Lake 6.4 km
- [Tezzeron Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tezzeron-lake-eucta9e/) Lake 6.4 km
- [Tezzeron Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tezzeron-mountain/) Summit 7.9 km
- [Hat Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hat-lake/) Lake 12 km
- [Pinchi Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pinchi-mountain/) Summit 13 km
- [Tezzeron Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tezzeron-lake/) Recreation site 14 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 48 min, 222 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 11 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 146 km from downtown
- **Campsites**: 6
- **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 54.77214, -124.46707

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1392)
- [BC freshwater fishing regulations](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/sports-culture/recreation/fishing-hunting/fishing/fishing-regulations)
- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/)
- [Fire bans and restrictions](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/prevention/fire-bans-and-restrictions)

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

Source: [Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1392). Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.

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## 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/dem-lake

- **slug**: dem-lake
- **name**: Dem Lake
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 54.77214
- **lng**: -124.46707
- **kmFromCentre**: 146.4
- **driveKm**: 222.1
- **driveMinutes**: 227.6
- **offRoadMetres**: 10756
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: boating, paddling, camping
- **amenities**: 6 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Gravel boat launch
- **seasons**: summer
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: Very scenic. Open site with fir trees. Boat launch very rough - recommend car-top type boats only.
- **directions**: At 41 km on the Germansen North Road,turn west onto the Germansen-Hat Forest Road. At this point you are at 39 km on the Hat FSR. Stay on main road and drive to 58 3/4 km to the intersection of the Hat FSR and the Dem Lake Road. The site is located at 3.8 km on the Dem Lake Road. Be aware that this ia an active haul road with logging truck traffic during the week.
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/dem-lake/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1392>
- **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_

#### links

| label | url |
| --- | --- |
| Recreation Sites and Trails BC page | https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1392 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| dem-lake-cr61ihh | Dem Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.76821 | -124.44892 | 1.2 | 145.2 | 211 |
| dolphin-lake | Dolphin Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.82038 | -124.45792 | 5.4 | 149.4 | 222.4 |
| dolphin-lake-hxxvbhh | Dolphin Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.82806 | -124.44275 | 6.4 | 149.3 | 222.4 |
| tezzeron-lake-eucta9e | Tezzeron Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.71443 | -124.46628 | 6.4 | 142.3 | 211 |
| tezzeron-mountain | Tezzeron Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 54.73374 | -124.36412 | 7.9 | 138.6 | 211 |
| hat-lake | Hat Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.7743 | -124.28555 | 11.6 | 137.8 | 209.6 |
| pinchi-mountain | Pinchi Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 54.66027 | -124.48814 | 12.5 | 139.9 | 210.9 |
| tezzeron-lake | Tezzeron Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.65663 | -124.38217 | 14 | 134.1 | 208.6 |

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

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