--- title: "Fishpot Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse" description: "Fishpot Lake: lake, 4 h 8 min from downtown Prince George. Boating, ice fishing, camping. Camping on the shore. 89 ha." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fishpot-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fishpot-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T17:21:01.529Z --- # Fishpot Lake Lake, 4 h 8 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=52.95156,-123.78397) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fishpot-lake/#map) ## What’s there ### Activities - [Boating](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=boating) - [Ice fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=ice-fishing) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) ### Amenities - 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 - [Fishpot Lake South](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fishpot-lake-south/) Recreation site · 5 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables ## Nearby - [Coglistiko Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/coglistiko-lake/) Lake 7.1 km - [Redwater Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/redwater-lake/) Lake 7.9 km - [Crater Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/crater-lake/) Recreation site 12 km - [Rainbow Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/rainbow-lake/) Lake 13 km - [Stump Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stump-lake/) Lake 14 km - [Marmot Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/marmot-lake/) Lake 15 km - **Drive from downtown**: 4 h 8 min, 237 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 0.6 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 127 km from downtown - **Area**: 89 ha - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 52.95156, -123.78397 ## 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%2Ffishpot-lake%2F&subject=Outdoors%3A+Fishpot+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/fishpot-lake - **slug**: fishpot-lake - **name**: Fishpot Lake - **category**: lakes - **categories**: lakes - **kind**: Lake - **lat**: 52.95156 - **lng**: -123.78397 - **kmFromCentre**: 127.4 - **driveKm**: 237.3 - **driveMinutes**: 248.3 - **offRoadMetres**: 592 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: 89 - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: boating, ice-fishing, camping - **amenities**: Camping on the shore - **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 | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | kmFromCentre | driveKm | driveMinutes | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | fishpot-lake-south | Fishpot Lake South | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 52.94619 | -123.78493 | 127.9 | 237.3 | 248.3 | _Nested fields (distanceKm, links) are in the JSON version._ #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | coglistiko-lake | Coglistiko Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.00846 | -123.83271 | 7.1 | 123.9 | 247.1 | | redwater-lake | Redwater Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.02046 | -123.75272 | 7.9 | 119.8 | 246.7 | | crater-lake | Crater Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 52.8625 | -123.69367 | 11.6 | 132.9 | 237.3 | | rainbow-lake | Rainbow Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.00109 | -123.60749 | 13 | 116.6 | 150.7 | | stump-lake | Stump Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 52.93541 | -123.57675 | 14 | 122.1 | 220.5 | | marmot-lake | Marmot Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 52.92282 | -123.56716 | 14.9 | 123.1 | 219.2 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fishpot-lake/. 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