--- title: "Franklin Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse" description: "Franklin Lake: lake, 2 h 21 min from downtown Prince George. 30 ha. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/franklin-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/franklin-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:33:52.909Z --- # Franklin Lake Lake, 2 h 21 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.10618,-123.61375) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/franklin-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 - [Webber Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/webber-lake/) Lake 4.7 km - [Stuart River Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stuart-river-park/) Provincial park 7.9 km - [St. Mary Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/st-mary-lake/) Lake 9.9 km - [Second Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/second-lake/) Lake 12 km - [Shamrock Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/shamrock-lake/) Lake 13 km - [Margaret Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/margaret-lake/) Lake 14 km - [Shanley Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/shanley-lake/) Lake 15 km - [Windsor Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/windsor-lake/) Lake 15 km - **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 21 min, 136 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 0.8 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 60 km from downtown - **Area**: 30 ha - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 54.10618, -123.61375 ## 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/franklin-lake - **slug**: franklin-lake - **name**: Franklin Lake - **category**: lakes - **categories**: lakes - **kind**: Lake - **lat**: 54.10618 - **lng**: -123.61375 - **kmFromCentre**: 60.2 - **driveKm**: 135.6 - **driveMinutes**: 141.4 - **offRoadMetres**: 811 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: 30 - **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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | webber-lake | Webber Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.11287 | -123.68452 | 4.7 | 64.8 | 133 | | stuart-river-park | Stuart River Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks | Provincial park | 54.13244 | -123.72564 | 7.9 | 68.1 | 129.9 | | st-mary-lake | St. Mary Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.19499 | -123.62694 | 9.9 | 65.1 | 90 | | second-lake | Second Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.20752 | -123.64575 | 11.5 | 66.8 | 90 | | shamrock-lake | Shamrock Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.15419 | -123.43602 | 12.8 | 52 | 60.7 | | margaret-lake | Margaret Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.23048 | -123.66074 | 14.2 | 68.9 | 89.9 | | shanley-lake | Shanley Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.13165 | -123.83866 | 14.9 | 75 | 125.1 | | windsor-lake | Windsor Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.12074 | -123.38433 | 15 | 47.2 | 60.7 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/franklin-lake/. 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