--- title: "Hanham Lake, 3 h 32 min from Prince George | PG Pulse" description: "Hanham Lake: lake, 3 h 32 min from downtown Prince George. Canoeing and kayaking, camping, fishing. Camping on the shore. 57 ha." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hanham-lake-2zaarjw/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hanham-lake-2zaarjw.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:34:11.233Z --- # Hanham Lake Lake, 3 h 32 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.34579,-123.91893) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hanham-lake-2zaarjw/#map) ## What’s there ### Activities - [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) - [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing) ### 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 - [Hanham Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hanham-lake/) Recreation site · 2 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables ## Nearby - [Snag Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/snag-lake/) Recreation site 1.9 km - [Boat Lake West](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-lake-west/) Recreation site 3.1 km - [Batnuni Lake East](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/batnuni-lake-east/) Recreation site 3.3 km - [Boat Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-lake/) Lake 3.4 km - [Batnuni Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/batnuni-lake/) Lake 5.2 km - [Chuniar Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chuniar-lake/) Lake 5.4 km - [Purdy Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/purdy-lake/) Lake 9.3 km - [Pilot Knoll](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pilot-knoll/) Summit 9.6 km - **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 32 min, 148 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 100 km from downtown - **Area**: 57 ha - **Good for**: Summer - **Coordinates**: 53.34579, -123.91893 ## 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%2Fhanham-lake-2zaarjw%2F&subject=Outdoors%3A+Hanham+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/hanham-lake-2zaarjw - **slug**: hanham-lake-2zaarjw - **name**: Hanham Lake - **category**: lakes - **categories**: lakes - **kind**: Lake - **lat**: 53.34579 - **lng**: -123.91893 - **kmFromCentre**: 99.9 - **driveKm**: 148 - **driveMinutes**: 211.9 - **offRoadMetres**: _none_ - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: 57.1 - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: paddling, camping, fishing - **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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | hanham-lake | Hanham Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.3466 | -123.90693 | 99.2 | 147.3 | 210.8 | _Nested fields (distanceKm, links) are in the JSON version._ #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | snag-lake | Snag Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.35324 | -123.94544 | 1.9 | 100.7 | 149.9 | | boat-lake-west | Boat Lake West | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.35219 | -123.87336 | 3.1 | 97.1 | 145.2 | | batnuni-lake-east | Batnuni Lake East | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.35596 | -123.96625 | 3.3 | 101.6 | 151.5 | | boat-lake | Boat Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.34972 | -123.86758 | 3.4 | 97 | 145.2 | | batnuni-lake | Batnuni Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.36543 | -123.98929 | 5.2 | 102.2 | 153.9 | | chuniar-lake | Chuniar Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.33338 | -123.99795 | 5.4 | 104.8 | 151.2 | | purdy-lake | Purdy Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.26597 | -123.95903 | 9.3 | 107.8 | 151.2 | | pilot-knoll | Pilot Knoll | summits | summits | Summit | 53.28458 | -124.01981 | 9.6 | 109.4 | 151.2 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hanham-lake-2zaarjw/. 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