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title: "McKnab Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "McKnab Lake: lake, 4 h 2 min from downtown Prince George. 148 ha. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mcknab-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mcknab-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:38:23.459Z
---
# McKnab Lake
Lake, 4 h 2 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.38426,-124.73203) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mcknab-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
- [Mount Beals](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-beals/) Summit 2.8 km
- [Sutherland River Protected Area](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sutherland-river-protected-area/) Protected Area 7.5 km
- [Karena Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/karena-lake/) Lake 8.1 km
- [Jenny Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/jenny-lake/) Lake 9.2 km
- [Camp Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/camp-lake-recreation-site/) Recreation site 10 km
- [Mount Bud](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-bud/) Summit 11 km
- [Shass Mtn Trail](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/shass-mtn-trail/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 12 km
- [Pam Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pam-lake/) Lake 12 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 4 h 2 min, 197 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 1.6 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 139 km from downtown
- **Area**: 148 ha
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 54.38426, -124.73203
## 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/mcknab-lake
- **slug**: mcknab-lake
- **name**: McKnab Lake
- **category**: lakes
- **categories**: lakes
- **kind**: Lake
- **lat**: 54.38426
- **lng**: -124.73203
- **kmFromCentre**: 139.1
- **driveKm**: 197.2
- **driveMinutes**: 241.6
- **offRoadMetres**: 1571
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 148
- **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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| mount-beals | Mount Beals | summits | summits | Summit | 54.40782 | -124.74914 | 2.8 | 141.1 | 198.5 |
| sutherland-river-protected-area | Sutherland River Protected Area | provincial-parks | provincial-parks | Protected Area | 54.3383 | -124.81734 | 7.5 | 142.6 | 207.6 |
| karena-lake | Karena Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.41134 | -124.61588 | 8.1 | 133.3 | 186.5 |
| jenny-lake | Jenny Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.46663 | -124.73038 | 9.2 | 142.6 | 197.2 |
| camp-lake-recreation-site | Camp Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 54.41372 | -124.5834 | 10.2 | 131.5 | 184.9 |
| mount-bud | Mount Bud | summits | summits | Summit | 54.30192 | -124.63422 | 11.1 | 130.1 | 201.5 |
| shass-mtn-trail | Shass Mtn Trail | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 54.45983 | -124.8566 | 11.6 | 149.8 | 211.5 |
| pam-lake | Pam Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.46747 | -124.62088 | 11.7 | 136.2 | 193.5 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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