--- title: "Paddle Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse" description: "Paddle Lake: lake, 2 h 30 min from downtown Prince George. 84 ha. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/paddle-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/paddle-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T17:21:01.993Z --- # Paddle Lake Lake, 2 h 30 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.7279,-124.43318) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/paddle-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 - [Home Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/home-lake/) Lake 2.7 km - [Home Lake Cabin](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/home-lake-cabin/) Hut or cabin (recreation site) 2.9 km - [Greer Creek Falls](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/greer-creek-falls/) Recreation site 5.7 km - [Crystal Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/crystal-lake-eeh0bo2/) Lake 6.8 km - [Greer Creek Falls Trail](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/greer-creek-falls-trail/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 7.1 km - [Boomerang Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boomerang-lake/) Lake 8.2 km - [Johnson Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/johnson-lake/) Lake 8.9 km - [Welch Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/welch-lake/) Lake 13 km - **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 30 min, 150 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 6.1 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 113 km from downtown - **Area**: 84 ha - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 53.72790, -124.43318 ## 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 [Report a problem](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/feedback/?kind=correction&page=%2Foutdoors%2Fpaddle-lake%2F&subject=Outdoors%3A+Paddle+Lake) ## 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/paddle-lake - **slug**: paddle-lake - **name**: Paddle Lake - **category**: lakes - **categories**: lakes - **kind**: Lake - **lat**: 53.7279 - **lng**: -124.43318 - **kmFromCentre**: 112.5 - **driveKm**: 149.7 - **driveMinutes**: 149.5 - **offRoadMetres**: 6118 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: 84.1 - **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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | home-lake | Home Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.71108 | -124.40345 | 2.7 | 111 | 152 | | home-lake-cabin | Home Lake Cabin | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, huts | Hut or cabin (recreation site) | 53.70534 | -124.41157 | 2.9 | 111.6 | 152.7 | | greer-creek-falls | Greer Creek Falls | rec-sites | rec-sites | Recreation site | 53.7653 | -124.37436 | 5.7 | 107.9 | 145.6 | | crystal-lake-eeh0bo2 | Crystal Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.7163 | -124.53435 | 6.8 | 119.3 | 156.3 | | greer-creek-falls-trail | Greer Creek Falls Trail | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 53.7717 | -124.35565 | 7.1 | 106.6 | 145 | | boomerang-lake | Boomerang Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.67337 | -124.51803 | 8.2 | 119.3 | 159.2 | | johnson-lake | Johnson Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.64762 | -124.43443 | 8.9 | 114.7 | 160.3 | | welch-lake | Welch Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.8427 | -124.41921 | 12.8 | 109.7 | 138.8 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/paddle-lake/. Guide for AI agents: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/llms.txt. Free API: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/