---
title: "Fish Lake, 3 h 30 min from Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Fish Lake: lake, 3 h 30 min from downtown Prince George. Fishing, camping. Boat launch, camping on the shore. 46 ha."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fish-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fish-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T17:20:14.008Z
---

# Fish Lake

Lake, 3 h 30 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.59918,-124.89092) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fish-lake/#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 South](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fish-lake-south/) Recreation site · 1 campsite, Toilets, Picnic tables

## Nearby

- [Knewstubb Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/knewstubb-lake/) Recreation site 4.2 km
- [Nechako Canyon Protected Area](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/nechako-canyon-protected-area/) Protected Area 5.4 km
- [Cheslatta Falls](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cheslatta-falls/) Waterfall 6.2 km
- [Cheslatta River](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cheslatta-river/) Recreation site 6.4 km
- [Cutoff Butte](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cutoff-butte/) Summit 6.6 km
- [Chief Gray Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chief-gray-lake-i6pyr2a/) Lake 7.9 km
- [Chief Gray Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chief-gray-lake/) Recreation site 8.2 km
- [Hobson Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hobson-lake-1hrk89x/) Lake 11 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 30 min, 225 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 145 km from downtown
- **Area**: 46 ha
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.59918, -124.89092

## 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%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

- **slug**: fish-lake
- **name**: Fish Lake
- **category**: lakes
- **categories**: lakes
- **kind**: Lake
- **lat**: 53.59918
- **lng**: -124.89092
- **kmFromCentre**: 145.1
- **driveKm**: 224.5
- **driveMinutes**: 210.4
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 45.8
- **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/>
- **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-south | Fish Lake South | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.59817 | -124.90053 | 145.8 | 223.7 | 205.8 |

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


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| knewstubb-lake | Knewstubb Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.57442 | -124.93907 | 4.2 | 148.9 | 221 |
| nechako-canyon-protected-area | Nechako Canyon Protected Area | provincial-parks | provincial-parks | Protected Area | 53.64255 | -124.92713 | 5.4 | 146.3 | 210.8 |
| cheslatta-falls | Cheslatta Falls | waterfalls | waterfalls | Waterfall | 53.64625 | -124.94029 | 6.2 | 147 | 210.8 |
| cheslatta-river | Cheslatta River | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.64158 | -124.95656 | 6.4 | 148.2 | 211.3 |
| cutoff-butte | Cutoff Butte | summits | summits | Summit | 53.58371 | -124.79491 | 6.6 | 139.5 | 195.3 |
| chief-gray-lake-i6pyr2a | Chief Gray Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.59215 | -124.77156 | 7.9 | 137.7 | 194 |
| chief-gray-lake | Chief Gray Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.58974 | -124.76695 | 8.2 | 137.5 | 193.8 |
| hobson-lake-1hrk89x | Hobson Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.58057 | -124.73254 | 10.7 | 135.6 | 191.4 |

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

---

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