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title: "Heron Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Heron Lake: lake, 42 min from downtown Prince George. 43 ha. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/heron-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/heron-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:33:48.256Z
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# Heron Lake
Lake, 42 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.0139,-123.12036) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/heron-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
- [Ness Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ness-lake/) Lake 1.2 km
- [Ness Lake Boat Launch](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ness-lake-boat-launch/) Boat launch 1.6 km
- [Erickson Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/erickson-lake-ad73hm3/) Lake 3.0 km
- [Edna Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/edna-lake/) Lake 4.3 km
- [Circle Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/circle-lake/) Lake 4.3 km
- [Reid Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/reid-lake/) Lake 4.9 km
- [Loup Garou Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/loup-garou-lake/) Lake 6.0 km
- [Verdant Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/verdant-lake/) Lake 6.0 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 42 min, 34 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 0.5 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 27 km from downtown
- **Area**: 43 ha
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 54.01390, -123.12036
## 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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## 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/heron-lake
- **slug**: heron-lake
- **name**: Heron Lake
- **category**: lakes
- **categories**: lakes
- **kind**: Lake
- **lat**: 54.0139
- **lng**: -123.12036
- **kmFromCentre**: 26.5
- **driveKm**: 34.2
- **driveMinutes**: 41.7
- **offRoadMetres**: 489
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 42.9
- **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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ness-lake | Ness Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.02383 | -123.12854 | 1.2 | 27.5 | 34.8 |
| ness-lake-boat-launch | Ness Lake Boat Launch | boat-launches | boat-launches | Boat launch | 54.02351 | -123.13873 | 1.6 | 28.1 | 40.5 |
| erickson-lake-ad73hm3 | Erickson Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.02904 | -123.15893 | 3 | 29.5 | 39.3 |
| edna-lake | Edna Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.04602 | -123.08498 | 4.3 | 26.2 | 34.8 |
| circle-lake | Circle Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.02965 | -123.1805 | 4.3 | 30.8 | 39.9 |
| reid-lake | Reid Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.98302 | -123.06754 | 4.9 | 22.1 | 33.7 |
| loup-garou-lake | Loup Garou Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.06497 | -123.09144 | 6 | 27.7 | 43.9 |
| verdant-lake | Verdant Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.03654 | -123.20424 | 6 | 32.6 | 42.1 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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