--- title: "Esker Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse" description: "Esker Lake: lake, 42 min from downtown Prince George. 35 ha. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/esker-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/esker-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:43:53.981Z --- # Esker Lake Lake, 42 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.834,-123.23671) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/esker-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 - [Roaring Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/roaring-lake/) Lake 3.6 km - [Zelkwas Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/zelkwas-lake/) Lake 6.0 km - [Berman Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/berman-lake/) Lake 6.6 km - [Henry Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/henry-lake/) Lake 7.0 km - [Dahl Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/dahl-lake/) Lake 7.6 km - [Dahl Lake Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/dahl-lake-park/) Provincial park 7.7 km - [Bednesti Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bednesti-lake/) Lake 9.8 km - [Norman Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/norman-lake/) Lake 10 km - **Drive from downtown**: 42 min, 42 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 33 km from downtown - **Area**: 35 ha - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 53.83400, -123.23671 ## 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/esker-lake - **slug**: esker-lake - **name**: Esker Lake - **category**: lakes - **categories**: lakes - **kind**: Lake - **lat**: 53.834 - **lng**: -123.23671 - **kmFromCentre**: 33.2 - **driveKm**: 41.7 - **driveMinutes**: 42.1 - **offRoadMetres**: _none_ - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: 35.2 - **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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | roaring-lake | Roaring Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.84868 | -123.28544 | 3.6 | 35.9 | 43.6 | | zelkwas-lake | Zelkwas Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.87937 | -123.28483 | 6 | 35.3 | 44.8 | | berman-lake | Berman Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.85442 | -123.33063 | 6.6 | 38.7 | 47.9 | | henry-lake | Henry Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.77134 | -123.24909 | 7 | 36.6 | 45.7 | | dahl-lake | Dahl Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.77566 | -123.29773 | 7.6 | 39.2 | 59.1 | | dahl-lake-park | Dahl Lake Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks, swimming | Provincial park | 53.77442 | -123.29733 | 7.7 | 39.3 | 59.1 | | bednesti-lake | Bednesti Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.86242 | -123.37822 | 9.8 | 41.6 | 50.9 | | norman-lake | Norman Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.78035 | -123.36419 | 10.3 | 43.1 | 72.4 | _Nested fields (advisories, links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/esker-lake/. 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