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title: "Milligan Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Milligan Lake: lake, 2 h 27 min from downtown Prince George. 52 ha. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/milligan-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/milligan-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T17:21:03.181Z
---
# Milligan Lake
Lake, 2 h 27 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.95521,-124.5099) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/milligan-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
- [Centre Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/centre-lake/) Lake 2.5 km
- [Leg Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/leg-lake/) Lake 4.6 km
- [Marten Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/marten-lake/) Lake 9.3 km
- [Dorman Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/dorman-lake/) Lake 9.9 km
- [Rorison Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/rorison-lake/) Lake 10 km
- [Bearhead Hill](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bearhead-hill/) Summit 11 km
- [Rock Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/rock-lake/) Lake 11 km
- [Joseph Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/joseph-lake/) Lake 11 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 27 min, 153 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 1.7 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 115 km from downtown
- **Area**: 52 ha
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 53.95521, -124.50990
## 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/milligan-lake
- **slug**: milligan-lake
- **name**: Milligan Lake
- **category**: lakes
- **categories**: lakes
- **kind**: Lake
- **lat**: 53.95521
- **lng**: -124.5099
- **kmFromCentre**: 115.3
- **driveKm**: 152.6
- **driveMinutes**: 146.7
- **offRoadMetres**: 1662
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 51.7
- **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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| centre-lake | Centre Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.95573 | -124.5488 | 2.5 | 117.8 | 154.1 |
| leg-lake | Leg Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.99509 | -124.52953 | 4.6 | 116.8 | 148.6 |
| marten-lake | Marten Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.01423 | -124.40965 | 9.3 | 109.1 | 126.6 |
| dorman-lake | Dorman Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.90174 | -124.63172 | 9.9 | 123.3 | 174 |
| rorison-lake | Rorison Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.0427 | -124.46774 | 10.1 | 113.2 | 132.6 |
| bearhead-hill | Bearhead Hill | summits | summits | Summit | 53.99387 | -124.3619 | 10.6 | 105.8 | 127.2 |
| rock-lake | Rock Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.01497 | -124.63794 | 10.7 | 124 | 148 |
| joseph-lake | Joseph Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.00253 | -124.66099 | 11.2 | 125.4 | 148 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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