--- title: "Hunter Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse" description: "Hunter Lake: lake, 4 h 42 min from downtown Prince George. 30 ha. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hunter-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hunter-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T17:20:24.285Z --- # Hunter Lake Lake, 4 h 42 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.01886,-121.09415) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hunter-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 - [Sandy Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sandy-lake/) Lake 2.2 km - [Turks Nose Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/turks-nose-mountain/) Summit 5.6 km - [Unna Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/unna-lake/) Lake 6.1 km - [Needle Point Ridge](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/needle-point-ridge-summit/) Summit 6.5 km - [Kimball Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/kimball-lake/) Lake 8.0 km - [Kaza Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/kaza-mountain/) Summit 8.2 km - [Needle Point Ridge](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/needle-point-ridge-summit-jdqxodj/) Summit 8.2 km - [Needle Point Ridge](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/needle-point-ridge/) Summit 8.6 km - **Drive from downtown**: 4 h 42 min, 237 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 4.2 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 148 km from downtown - **Area**: 30 ha - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 53.01886, -121.09415 ## 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/hunter-lake - **slug**: hunter-lake - **name**: Hunter Lake - **category**: lakes - **categories**: lakes - **kind**: Lake - **lat**: 53.01886 - **lng**: -121.09415 - **kmFromCentre**: 148.3 - **driveKm**: 237 - **driveMinutes**: 281.8 - **offRoadMetres**: 4236 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: 30.1 - **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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | sandy-lake | Sandy Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.03861 | -121.09014 | 2.2 | 147 | 237 | | turks-nose-mountain | Turks Nose Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.01187 | -121.17766 | 5.6 | 144.8 | 219.5 | | unna-lake | Unna Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.05648 | -121.16157 | 6.1 | 142.1 | 233.3 | | needle-point-ridge-summit | Needle Point Ridge | summits | summits | Summit | 53.06339 | -121.0318 | 6.5 | 148.1 | 237.1 | | kimball-lake | Kimball Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 52.96047 | -121.16323 | 8 | 149.5 | 229.9 | | kaza-mountain | Kaza Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.07089 | -121.00717 | 8.2 | 148.8 | 237.1 | | needle-point-ridge-summit-jdqxodj | Needle Point Ridge | summits | summits | Summit | 53.07291 | -121.01082 | 8.2 | 148.5 | 237.1 | | needle-point-ridge | Needle Point Ridge | summits | summits | Summit | 53.07096 | -120.99894 | 8.6 | 149.2 | 237.2 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hunter-lake/. 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