--- title: "Hay Lake, 4 h 15 min from Prince George | PG Pulse" description: "Hay Lake: lake, 4 h 15 min from downtown Prince George. 68 ha. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hay-lake-r85uism/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hay-lake-r85uism.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:34:41.013Z --- # Hay Lake Lake, 4 h 15 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.45243,-124.33974) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hay-lake-r85uism/#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 - [Lavoie Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lavoie-lake/) Recreation site 4.0 km - [Lavoie Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lavoie-lake-csgn0kk/) Lake 4.4 km - [Klunchatistli Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/klunchatistli-lake/) Lake 8.5 km - [Turff Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/turff-lake/) Lake 8.8 km - [Cory Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cory-lake/) Lake 9.3 km - [Stefiuk Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stefiuk-lake/) Lake 10 km - [Goose Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/goose-lake-w2y345h/) Lake 10 km - [Tatuk Hill](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tatuk-hill/) Summit 11 km - **Drive from downtown**: 4 h 15 min, 174 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 7.4 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 117 km from downtown - **Area**: 68 ha - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 53.45243, -124.33974 ## 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/hay-lake-r85uism - **slug**: hay-lake-r85uism - **name**: Hay Lake - **category**: lakes - **categories**: lakes - **kind**: Lake - **lat**: 53.45243 - **lng**: -124.33974 - **kmFromCentre**: 116.8 - **driveKm**: 174.2 - **driveMinutes**: 254.5 - **offRoadMetres**: 7362 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: 68.2 - **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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | lavoie-lake | Lavoie Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.48829 | -124.34406 | 4 | 115.3 | 174.2 | | lavoie-lake-csgn0kk | Lavoie Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.48754 | -124.3699 | 4.4 | 116.9 | 192.2 | | klunchatistli-lake | Klunchatistli Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.39658 | -124.2522 | 8.5 | 114.7 | 172.7 | | turff-lake | Turff Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.45976 | -124.20759 | 8.8 | 108.6 | 171.3 | | cory-lake | Cory Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.43646 | -124.20184 | 9.3 | 109.6 | 170.5 | | stefiuk-lake | Stefiuk Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.54263 | -124.31582 | 10.2 | 111.1 | 167.6 | | goose-lake-w2y345h | Goose Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.42505 | -124.48697 | 10.2 | 126.8 | 198.8 | | tatuk-hill | Tatuk Hill | summits | summits | Summit | 53.50568 | -124.20351 | 10.8 | 106 | 209.2 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hay-lake-r85uism/. 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