---
title: "Ness Lake Boat Launch: boat launch around Prince George"
description: "Ness Lake Boat Launch: boat launch on Ness Lake, 54 min from downtown Prince George. Boating. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ness-lake-boat-launch/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ness-lake-boat-launch.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T17:21:57.081Z
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# Ness Lake Boat Launch
Boat launch on Ness Lake, 54 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.02351,-123.13873) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ness-lake-boat-launch/#map)
## What’s there
### Activities
- [Boating](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=boating)
As published by OpenStreetMap contributors: boat launches, swimming areas and beaches.
## Map
[Read the full list without the map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/maps/list/?layer=boat-launches-region)
Tap a marker for details and directions. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
## Nearby
- [Ness Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ness-lake/) Lake 0.7 km
- [Erickson Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/erickson-lake-ad73hm3/) Lake 1.5 km
- [Heron Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/heron-lake/) Lake 1.6 km
- [Circle Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/circle-lake/) Lake 2.8 km
- [Edna Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/edna-lake/) Lake 4.3 km
- [Verdant Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/verdant-lake/) Lake 4.5 km
- [Vivian Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/vivian-lake/) Lake 4.7 km
- [Camp Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/camp-lake-js3ck3j/) Lake 5.0 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 54 min, 41 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 28 km from downtown
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 54.02351, -123.13873
## Links
- [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2755162582)
- [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: [OpenStreetMap contributors: boat launches, swimming areas and beaches](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2755162582). ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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/ness-lake-boat-launch
- **slug**: ness-lake-boat-launch
- **name**: Ness Lake Boat Launch
- **category**: boat-launches
- **categories**: boat-launches
- **kind**: Boat launch
- **lat**: 54.02351
- **lng**: -123.13873
- **kmFromCentre**: 28.1
- **driveKm**: 40.5
- **driveMinutes**: 53.7
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: boating
- **amenities**: _none_
- **seasons**: summer
- **lake**: Ness Lake
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: _none_
- **directions**: _none_
- **page**:
- **source**: OpenStreetMap contributors: boat launches, swimming areas and beaches
- **sourceUrl**:
- **licence**: ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors (https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright)
- **fetchedAt**: 2026-10-14T11:40:15.055Z
- **onShore**: _none_
#### links
| label | url |
| --- | --- |
| OpenStreetMap | https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2755162582 |
#### nearby
| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ness-lake | Ness Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.02383 | -123.12854 | 0.7 | 27.5 | 34.8 |
| erickson-lake-ad73hm3 | Erickson Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.02904 | -123.15893 | 1.5 | 29.5 | 39.3 |
| heron-lake | Heron Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.0139 | -123.12036 | 1.6 | 26.5 | 34.2 |
| circle-lake | Circle Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.02965 | -123.1805 | 2.8 | 30.8 | 39.9 |
| edna-lake | Edna Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.04602 | -123.08498 | 4.3 | 26.2 | 34.8 |
| verdant-lake | Verdant Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.03654 | -123.20424 | 4.5 | 32.6 | 42.1 |
| vivian-lake | Vivian Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.02627 | -123.21003 | 4.7 | 32.5 | 41.5 |
| camp-lake-js3ck3j | Camp Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.06318 | -123.17402 | 5 | 32.1 | 42.9 |
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