--- title: "Pelican Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse" description: "Pelican Lake: lake, 3 h 7 min from downtown Prince George. Canoeing and kayaking, fishing, camping. Camping on the shore. 387 ha." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pelican-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pelican-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:38:44.874Z --- # Pelican Lake Lake, 3 h 7 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.32775,-123.65796) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pelican-lake/#map) ## What’s there ### Activities - [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling) - [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) ### Amenities - Camping on the shore 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 - [Pelican Lake South](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pelican-lake-south/) Recreation site · 4 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables ## Nearby - [Sheein Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sheein-lake/) Lake 2.1 km - [Moses Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/moses-lake/) Lake 5.6 km - [Cotsworth Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cotsworth-lake/) Lake 5.8 km - [Titetown Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/titetown-park/) Provincial park 7.5 km - [Nuntzun Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/nuntzun-lake/) Lake 8.3 km - [Yimpakluk Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/yimpakluk-lake/) Lake 8.5 km - [Km 64 Alexander Mackenzie Heritage Trail](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/km-64-alexander-mackenzie-heritage-trail/) Recreation site 9.0 km - [Titetown Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/titetown-lake/) Lake 9.0 km - **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 7 min, 129 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 1.0 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 89 km from downtown - **Area**: 387 ha - **Good for**: Summer - **Coordinates**: 53.32775, -123.65796 ## 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%2Fpelican-lake%2F&subject=Outdoors%3A+Pelican+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/pelican-lake - **slug**: pelican-lake - **name**: Pelican Lake - **category**: lakes - **categories**: lakes - **kind**: Lake - **lat**: 53.32775 - **lng**: -123.65796 - **kmFromCentre**: 88.8 - **driveKm**: 128.8 - **driveMinutes**: 187.1 - **offRoadMetres**: 1025 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: 386.9 - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: paddling, fishing, camping - **amenities**: Camping on the shore - **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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | pelican-lake-south | Pelican Lake South | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.32272 | -123.6371 | 88.3 | 127.9 | 185 | _Nested fields (distanceKm, links) are in the JSON version._ #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | sheein-lake | Sheein Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.34668 | -123.65223 | 2.1 | 87 | 132 | | moses-lake | Moses Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.30563 | -123.58276 | 5.6 | 87.4 | 122.2 | | cotsworth-lake | Cotsworth Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.27608 | -123.65311 | 5.8 | 92.9 | 126.7 | | titetown-park | Titetown Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks | Provincial park | 53.28499 | -123.74592 | 7.5 | 96.2 | 133.3 | | nuntzun-lake | Nuntzun Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.2767 | -123.56756 | 8.3 | 89.3 | 120.1 | | yimpakluk-lake | Yimpakluk Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.2681 | -123.73862 | 8.5 | 97.3 | 133.3 | | km-64-alexander-mackenzie-heritage-trail | Km 64 Alexander Mackenzie Heritage Trail | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.28252 | -123.54638 | 9 | 88 | 119 | | titetown-lake | Titetown Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.3055 | -123.78753 | 9 | 96.5 | 136.3 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pelican-lake/. 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