---
title: "Fish Lake, 1 h 59 min from Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Fish Lake: lake, 1 h 59 min from downtown Prince George. Fishing, camping. Boat launch, camping on the shore. 48 ha."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fish-lake-b3bmcu1/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fish-lake-b3bmcu1.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T17:23:41.834Z
---

# Fish Lake

Lake, 1 h 59 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.23711,-124.17724) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fish-lake-b3bmcu1/#map)

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)

### Amenities

- Boat launch
- Camping on the shore

From the sites on its shore listed below.

## 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.

## On the shore

- [Fish Lake North](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fish-lake-north/) Recreation site · 3 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables

## Nearby

- [Echo Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/echo-lake-m04yb70/) Lake 2.8 km
- [Fort St James Snowmobile Trails](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fort-st-james-snowmobile-trails/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 6.6 km
- [Circum Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/circum-lake/) Lake 7.3 km
- [Looncall Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/looncall-lake/) Lake 9.5 km
- [Expected Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/expected-lake/) Lake 11 km
- [Fountain Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fountain-lake/) Lake 12 km
- [Wonder Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/wonder-lake/) Lake 12 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 1 h 59 min, 136 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 1.7 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 100 km from downtown
- **Area**: 48 ha
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 54.23711, -124.17724

## 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.

Source read 2 days ago

[Report a problem](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/feedback/?kind=correction&page=%2Foutdoors%2Ffish-lake-b3bmcu1%2F&subject=Outdoors%3A+Fish+Lake)

## More in Explore

[See all in Explore](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/browse/#explore)

- [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/fish-lake-b3bmcu1

- **slug**: fish-lake-b3bmcu1
- **name**: Fish Lake
- **category**: lakes
- **categories**: lakes
- **kind**: Lake
- **lat**: 54.23711
- **lng**: -124.17724
- **kmFromCentre**: 99.7
- **driveKm**: 136.1
- **driveMinutes**: 118.6
- **offRoadMetres**: 1699
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 47.9
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: fishing, camping
- **amenities**: Boat launch, Camping on the shore
- **seasons**: summer
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: _none_
- **directions**: _none_
- **links**: _none_
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fish-lake-b3bmcu1/>
- **source**: BC Freshwater Atlas lakes (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes>
- **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

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | kmFromCentre | driveKm | driveMinutes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| fish-lake-north | Fish Lake North | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.23252 | -124.18072 | 99.7 | 136.1 | 118.6 |

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


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| echo-lake-m04yb70 | Echo Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.23341 | -124.21908 | 2.8 | 102.1 | 135.9 |
| fort-st-james-snowmobile-trails | Fort St James Snowmobile Trails | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 54.27396 | -124.2577 | 6.6 | 106 | 140.2 |
| circum-lake | Circum Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.17913 | -124.12368 | 7.3 | 94.3 | 127.4 |
| looncall-lake | Looncall Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.31274 | -124.24637 | 9.5 | 107 | 145.5 |
| expected-lake | Expected Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.16066 | -124.06261 | 11.3 | 89.9 | 129.3 |
| fountain-lake | Fountain Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.16977 | -124.04173 | 11.6 | 88.9 | 132 |
| wonder-lake | Wonder Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.16121 | -124.03955 | 12.3 | 88.5 | 132.4 |

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

---

Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fish-lake-b3bmcu1/. Guide for AI agents: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/llms.txt. Free API: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/