--- title: "Ness Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse" description: "Ness Lake: lake, 44 min from downtown Prince George. Boating. Boat launch. 347 ha. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ness-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ness-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:33:30.370Z --- # Ness Lake Lake, 44 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.02383,-123.12854) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ness-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 - [Ness Lake Boat Launch](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ness-lake-boat-launch/) Boat launch ## Nearby - [Heron Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/heron-lake/) Lake 1.2 km - [Erickson Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/erickson-lake-ad73hm3/) Lake 2.1 km - [Circle Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/circle-lake/) Lake 3.5 km - [Edna Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/edna-lake/) Lake 3.8 km - [Verdant Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/verdant-lake/) Lake 5.1 km - [Loup Garou Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/loup-garou-lake/) Lake 5.2 km - [Camp Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/camp-lake-js3ck3j/) Lake 5.3 km - [Vivian Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/vivian-lake/) Lake 5.3 km - **Drive from downtown**: 44 min, 35 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 28 km from downtown - **Area**: 347 ha - **Good for**: Summer - **Coordinates**: 54.02383, -123.12854 ## 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/ness-lake - **slug**: ness-lake - **name**: Ness Lake - **category**: lakes - **categories**: lakes - **kind**: Lake - **lat**: 54.02383 - **lng**: -123.12854 - **kmFromCentre**: 27.5 - **driveKm**: 34.8 - **driveMinutes**: 43.7 - **offRoadMetres**: _none_ - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: 346.9 - **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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | ness-lake-boat-launch | Ness Lake Boat Launch | boat-launches | boat-launches | Boat launch | 54.02351 | -123.13873 | 28.1 | 40.5 | 53.7 | _Nested fields (distanceKm, links) are in the JSON version._ #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | heron-lake | Heron Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.0139 | -123.12036 | 1.2 | 26.5 | 34.2 | | erickson-lake-ad73hm3 | Erickson Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.02904 | -123.15893 | 2.1 | 29.5 | 39.3 | | circle-lake | Circle Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.02965 | -123.1805 | 3.5 | 30.8 | 39.9 | | edna-lake | Edna Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.04602 | -123.08498 | 3.8 | 26.2 | 34.8 | | verdant-lake | Verdant Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.03654 | -123.20424 | 5.1 | 32.6 | 42.1 | | loup-garou-lake | Loup Garou Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.06497 | -123.09144 | 5.2 | 27.7 | 43.9 | | camp-lake-js3ck3j | Camp Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.06318 | -123.17402 | 5.3 | 32.1 | 42.9 | | vivian-lake | Vivian Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.02627 | -123.21003 | 5.3 | 32.5 | 41.5 | --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ness-lake/. 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