--- title: "Oscar Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse" description: "Oscar Lake: lake, 51 min from downtown Prince George. 20 ha. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/oscar-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/oscar-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:34:01.169Z --- # Oscar Lake Lake, 51 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.51278,-122.58555) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/oscar-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 - [Three Sisters Lakes Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/three-sisters-lakes-park/) Provincial park 4.4 km - [Hixon Waterfall](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hixon-waterfall/) Waterfall 7.3 km - [Government Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/government-lake/) Recreation site 7.5 km - [Trapping Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/trapping-lake/) Lake 7.7 km - [Government Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/government-lake-1924btq/) Lake 7.8 km - [Fraser River Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fraser-river-park/) Provincial park 9.8 km - [Camp Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/camp-lake/) Recreation site 11 km - [Camp Lake Recreation Site](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/camp-lake-recreation-site-campground/) Campground 11 km - **Drive from downtown**: 51 min, 55 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 46 km from downtown - **Area**: 20 ha - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 53.51278, -122.58555 ## 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/oscar-lake - **slug**: oscar-lake - **name**: Oscar Lake - **category**: lakes - **categories**: lakes - **kind**: Lake - **lat**: 53.51278 - **lng**: -122.58555 - **kmFromCentre**: 46.2 - **driveKm**: 54.6 - **driveMinutes**: 51.2 - **offRoadMetres**: _none_ - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: 20.1 - **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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | three-sisters-lakes-park | Three Sisters Lakes Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks | Provincial park | 53.53389 | -122.52981 | 4.4 | 45 | 62.6 | | hixon-waterfall | Hixon Waterfall | waterfalls | waterfalls | Waterfall | 53.44898 | -122.55711 | 7.3 | 53.6 | 65.5 | | government-lake | Government Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.55908 | -122.50216 | 7.5 | 43 | 63.2 | | trapping-lake | Trapping Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.58191 | -122.59401 | 7.7 | 38.7 | 54.2 | | government-lake-1924btq | Government Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.55896 | -122.49757 | 7.8 | 43.1 | 63.1 | | fraser-river-park | Fraser River Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks | Provincial park | 53.48439 | -122.72506 | 9.8 | 48.1 | 62.8 | | camp-lake | Camp Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.61299 | -122.55691 | 11.3 | 36.1 | 52.3 | | camp-lake-recreation-site-campground | Camp Lake Recreation Site | campgrounds | campgrounds | Campground | 53.61327 | -122.56124 | 11.3 | 36 | 52 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/oscar-lake/. 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