--- title: "Fern Lakes, 2 h 29 min from Prince George | PG Pulse" description: "Fern Lakes: lake, 2 h 29 min from downtown Prince George. 52 ha. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fern-lakes-paeo6g5/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fern-lakes-paeo6g5.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:50:49.578Z --- # Fern Lakes Lake, 2 h 29 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.79292,-122.45166) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fern-lakes-paeo6g5/#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 - [Fern Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fern-lakes/) Lake 2.1 km - [Tacheeda Lakes Ne](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tacheeda-lakes-ne/) Recreation site 7.8 km - [Goose Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/goose-lake-iusc01a/) Lake 9.1 km - [Tacheeda Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tacheeda-lakes-8e8gqzt/) Lake 9.2 km - [Goose Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/goose-lake/) Recreation site 9.9 km - [Tacheeda Lakes Point](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tacheeda-lakes-point/) Recreation site 11 km - [Tacheeda Lakes Middle](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tacheeda-lakes-middle/) Recreation site 11 km - [Cat Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cat-lake/) Recreation site 12 km - **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 29 min, 123 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 2.5 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 99 km from downtown - **Area**: 52 ha - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 54.79292, -122.45166 ## 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/fern-lakes-paeo6g5 - **slug**: fern-lakes-paeo6g5 - **name**: Fern Lakes - **category**: lakes - **categories**: lakes - **kind**: Lake - **lat**: 54.79292 - **lng**: -122.45166 - **kmFromCentre**: 99.3 - **driveKm**: 122.5 - **driveMinutes**: 148.6 - **offRoadMetres**: 2466 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: 51.8 - **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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | fern-lakes | Fern Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.77429 | -122.44478 | 2.1 | 97.3 | 119.4 | | tacheeda-lakes-ne | Tacheeda Lakes Ne | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.72966 | -122.50554 | 7.8 | 91.7 | 110.9 | | goose-lake-iusc01a | Goose Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.76161 | -122.58284 | 9.1 | 94.5 | 121.8 | | tacheeda-lakes-8e8gqzt | Tacheeda Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.71858 | -122.51423 | 9.2 | 90.4 | 109.4 | | goose-lake | Goose Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.76294 | -122.59667 | 9.9 | 94.6 | 120.9 | | tacheeda-lakes-point | Tacheeda Lakes Point | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.70881 | -122.52932 | 10.6 | 89.2 | 107.2 | | tacheeda-lakes-middle | Tacheeda Lakes Middle | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.70207 | -122.53224 | 11.3 | 88.4 | 106.4 | | cat-lake | Cat Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.74821 | -122.62235 | 12 | 92.8 | 122.4 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fern-lakes-paeo6g5/. 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