---
title: "Government Lake, 1 h 59 min from Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Government Lake: lake, 1 h 59 min from downtown Prince George. Canoeing and kayaking, camping. Boat launch, camping on the shore. 28 ha."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/government-lake-1924btq/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/government-lake-1924btq.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:35:29.499Z
---

# Government Lake

Lake, 1 h 59 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.55896,-122.49757) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/government-lake-1924btq/#map)

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling)
- [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

- [Government Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/government-lake/) Recreation site · 1 campsite, Toilets, Picnic tables

## Nearby

- [Three Sisters Lakes Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/three-sisters-lakes-park/) Provincial park 3.5 km
- [Trapping Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/trapping-lake/) Lake 6.9 km
- [Baldy Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/baldy-mountain/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 7.1 km
- [Camp Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/camp-lake/) Recreation site 7.2 km
- [Camp Lake Recreation Site](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/camp-lake-recreation-site-campground/) Campground 7.4 km
- [Oscar Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/oscar-lake/) Lake 7.8 km
- [Hixon Waterfall](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hixon-waterfall/) Waterfall 13 km
- [Mount George](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-george/) Summit 14 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 1 h 59 min, 63 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 43 km from downtown
- **Area**: 28 ha
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.55896, -122.49757

## 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

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## 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/government-lake-1924btq

- **slug**: government-lake-1924btq
- **name**: Government Lake
- **category**: lakes
- **categories**: lakes
- **kind**: Lake
- **lat**: 53.55896
- **lng**: -122.49757
- **kmFromCentre**: 43.1
- **driveKm**: 63.1
- **driveMinutes**: 118.7
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 28
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: paddling, 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/government-lake-1924btq/>
- **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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| government-lake | Government Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.55908 | -122.50216 | 43 | 63.2 | 119.2 |

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


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| three-sisters-lakes-park | Three Sisters Lakes Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks | Provincial park | 53.53389 | -122.52981 | 3.5 | 45 | 62.6 |
| trapping-lake | Trapping Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.58191 | -122.59401 | 6.9 | 38.7 | 54.2 |
| baldy-mountain | Baldy Mountain | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 53.59624 | -122.41043 | 7.1 | 42.1 | 68.2 |
| camp-lake | Camp Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.61299 | -122.55691 | 7.2 | 36.1 | 52.3 |
| camp-lake-recreation-site-campground | Camp Lake Recreation Site | campgrounds | campgrounds | Campground | 53.61327 | -122.56124 | 7.4 | 36 | 52 |
| oscar-lake | Oscar Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.51278 | -122.58555 | 7.8 | 46.2 | 54.6 |
| hixon-waterfall | Hixon Waterfall | waterfalls | waterfalls | Waterfall | 53.44898 | -122.55711 | 12.8 | 53.6 | 65.5 |
| mount-george | Mount George | summits | summits | Summit | 53.64404 | -122.33525 | 14.3 | 40.8 | 66.9 |

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

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