--- title: "Hobson Lake, 3 h 14 min from Prince George | PG Pulse" description: "Hobson Lake: lake, 3 h 14 min from downtown Prince George. Camping, fishing. Boat launch, camping on the shore. 66 ha." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hobson-lake-1hrk89x/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hobson-lake-1hrk89x.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:51:14.069Z --- # Hobson Lake Lake, 3 h 14 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.58057,-124.73254) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hobson-lake-1hrk89x/#map) ## What’s there ### Activities - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) - [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing) ### 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 - [Hobson Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hobson-lake/) Recreation site · 2 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables ## Nearby - [Chief Gray Lk. Trail](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chief-gray-lk-trail/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 0.9 km - [Chief Gray Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chief-gray-lake/) Recreation site 2.5 km - [Chief Gray Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chief-gray-lake-i6pyr2a/) Lake 2.9 km - [Cutoff Butte](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cutoff-butte/) Summit 4.1 km - [Fish Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fish-lake/) Lake 11 km - [Fish Lake South](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fish-lake-south/) Recreation site 11 km - [Knewstubb Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/knewstubb-lake/) Recreation site 14 km - [Cutoff Creek](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cutoff-creek/) Recreation site 15 km - **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 14 min, 191 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 1.1 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 136 km from downtown - **Area**: 66 ha - **Good for**: Summer - **Coordinates**: 53.58057, -124.73254 ## 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/hobson-lake-1hrk89x - **slug**: hobson-lake-1hrk89x - **name**: Hobson Lake - **category**: lakes - **categories**: lakes - **kind**: Lake - **lat**: 53.58057 - **lng**: -124.73254 - **kmFromCentre**: 135.6 - **driveKm**: 191.4 - **driveMinutes**: 194.2 - **offRoadMetres**: 1091 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: 66.3 - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: camping, fishing - **amenities**: Boat launch, 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | hobson-lake | Hobson Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.58384 | -124.72272 | 134.9 | 190.6 | 193.4 | _Nested fields (distanceKm, links) are in the JSON version._ #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | chief-gray-lk-trail | Chief Gray Lk. Trail | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 53.58541 | -124.7221 | 0.9 | 134.8 | 190.6 | | chief-gray-lake | Chief Gray Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.58974 | -124.76695 | 2.5 | 137.5 | 193.8 | | chief-gray-lake-i6pyr2a | Chief Gray Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.59215 | -124.77156 | 2.9 | 137.7 | 194 | | cutoff-butte | Cutoff Butte | summits | summits | Summit | 53.58371 | -124.79491 | 4.1 | 139.5 | 195.3 | | fish-lake | Fish Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.59918 | -124.89092 | 10.7 | 145.1 | 224.5 | | fish-lake-south | Fish Lake South | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.59817 | -124.90053 | 11.3 | 145.8 | 223.7 | | knewstubb-lake | Knewstubb Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.57442 | -124.93907 | 13.7 | 148.9 | 221 | | cutoff-creek | Cutoff Creek | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.70326 | -124.80614 | 14.5 | 137.1 | 238.2 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hobson-lake-1hrk89x/. 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