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title: "McLeod Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "McLeod Lake: lake, 1 h 37 min from downtown Prince George. Boating. Boat launch. 2,506 ha. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mcleod-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mcleod-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T17:21:06.657Z
---
# McLeod Lake
Lake, 1 h 37 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.91264,-122.95846) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mcleod-lake/#map)
## What’s there
### Activities
- [Boating](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=boating)
### Amenities
- Boat launch
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
- [Boat launch on McLeod Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-launch-on-mcleod-lake/) Boat launch
## Nearby
- [Whiskers Point Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/whiskers-point-park/) Provincial park 1.6 km
- [Warhorse Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/warhorse-lake/) Lake 11 km
- [Hodda Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hodda-lake/) Lake 11 km
- [Blue Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/blue-lake/) Lake 13 km
- [Butternut Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/butternut-lake-haigybs/) Lake 15 km
- [Iroquois Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/iroquois-lake/) Lake 15 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 1 h 37 min, 128 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 0.8 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 112 km from downtown
- **Area**: 2,506 ha
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 54.91264, -122.95846
## 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/mcleod-lake
- **slug**: mcleod-lake
- **name**: McLeod Lake
- **category**: lakes
- **categories**: lakes
- **kind**: Lake
- **lat**: 54.91264
- **lng**: -122.95846
- **kmFromCentre**: 111.5
- **driveKm**: 127.6
- **driveMinutes**: 96.5
- **offRoadMetres**: 840
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 2505.5
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: boating
- **amenities**: Boat launch
- **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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| boat-launch-on-mcleod-lake | Boat launch on McLeod Lake | boat-launches | boat-launches | Boat launch | 54.90702 | -122.94112 | 110.8 | 126.6 | 95.9 |
_Nested fields (distanceKm, links) are in the JSON version._
#### nearby
| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| whiskers-point-park | Whiskers Point Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks, campgrounds, swimming, boat-launches | Provincial park | 54.90631 | -122.93561 | 1.6 | 110.7 | 126.2 |
| warhorse-lake | Warhorse Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.93878 | -123.1159 | 10.5 | 116 | 146.8 |
| hodda-lake | Hodda Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.89386 | -122.79145 | 10.9 | 108.6 | 125.9 |
| blue-lake | Blue Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.99977 | -123.09314 | 13 | 122.4 | 177.6 |
| butternut-lake-haigybs | Butternut Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 55.01623 | -123.09809 | 14.6 | 124.3 | 175.3 |
| iroquois-lake | Iroquois Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.89941 | -123.19164 | 15 | 112.9 | 154.4 |
_Nested fields (advisories, links) are in the JSON version._
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