--- title: "Gates Lake, 3 h 43 min from Prince George | PG Pulse" description: "Gates Lake: lake, 3 h 43 min from downtown Prince George. Canoeing and kayaking, fishing, camping. Camping on the shore. 49 ha." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/gates-lake-lp9yl35/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/gates-lake-lp9yl35.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:50:49.486Z --- # Gates Lake Lake, 3 h 43 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.66868,-123.49283) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/gates-lake-lp9yl35/#map) ## What’s there ### Activities - [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling) - [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=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 - [Gates Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/gates-lake/) Recreation site · 1 campsite, Toilets, Picnic tables ## Nearby - [Shiner Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/shiner-lake/) Lake 4.8 km - [Clarkston Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/clarkston-lake-ujtgy23/) Lake 5.7 km - [Lho Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lho-lakes/) Lake 6.1 km - [Clarkston Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/clarkston-lake/) Recreation site 6.2 km - [Carp Lake Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/carp-lake-park/) Provincial park 6.5 km - [Whusnatsidzih Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/whusnatsidzih-lake/) Lake 7.1 km - [Lho Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lho-lakes-xgna5v9/) Lake 7.4 km - [Old Man Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/old-man-lake/) Recreation site 7.7 km - **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 43 min, 144 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 0.8 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 97 km from downtown - **Area**: 49 ha - **Good for**: Summer - **Coordinates**: 54.66868, -123.49283 ## 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%2Fgates-lake-lp9yl35%2F&subject=Outdoors%3A+Gates+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/gates-lake-lp9yl35 - **slug**: gates-lake-lp9yl35 - **name**: Gates Lake - **category**: lakes - **categories**: lakes - **kind**: Lake - **lat**: 54.66868 - **lng**: -123.49283 - **kmFromCentre**: 96.5 - **driveKm**: 143.7 - **driveMinutes**: 223.3 - **offRoadMetres**: 791 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: 49.1 - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: paddling, fishing, camping - **amenities**: Camping on the shore - **seasons**: summer - **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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | gates-lake | Gates Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 54.67568 | -123.4954 | 97.2 | 143.9 | 223.9 | _Nested fields (distanceKm, links) are in the JSON version._ #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | shiner-lake | Shiner Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.69556 | -123.43385 | 4.8 | 97.3 | 142.1 | | clarkston-lake-ujtgy23 | Clarkston Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.70355 | -123.55758 | 5.7 | 101.9 | 147.6 | | lho-lakes | Lho Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.71581 | -123.44412 | 6.1 | 99.6 | 143.1 | | clarkston-lake | Clarkston Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.70863 | -123.56024 | 6.2 | 102.5 | 148.3 | | carp-lake-park | Carp Lake Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks, campgrounds, huts, swimming, boat-launches | Provincial park | 54.72096 | -123.44709 | 6.5 | 100.2 | 146.4 | | whusnatsidzih-lake | Whusnatsidzih Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.6947 | -123.3924 | 7.1 | 96 | 141.9 | | lho-lakes-xgna5v9 | Lho Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.72783 | -123.43999 | 7.4 | 100.7 | 148.1 | | old-man-lake | Old Man Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.71084 | -123.5886 | 7.7 | 103.7 | 149.1 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/gates-lake-lp9yl35/. 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