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title: "Pinkerton Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Pinkerton Lake: lake, 2 h 50 min from downtown Prince George. 23 ha. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pinkerton-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pinkerton-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T17:22:31.698Z
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# Pinkerton Lake
Lake, 2 h 50 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.62549,-121.5437) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pinkerton-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
- [Pinkerton Peak](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pinkerton-peak/) Summit 5.2 km
- [Spruce Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/spruce-lakes-qhm1s82/) Lake 6.1 km
- [Haggen Creek](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/haggen-creek/) Recreation site 7.8 km
- [Spruce Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/spruce-lakes/) Lake 9.2 km
- [Tumuch Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tumuch-lake/) Lake 12 km
- [Haggen Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/haggen-lakes/) Lake 14 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 50 min, 119 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 3.1 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 86 km from downtown
- **Area**: 23 ha
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 53.62549, -121.54370
## 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
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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/pinkerton-lake
- **slug**: pinkerton-lake
- **name**: Pinkerton Lake
- **category**: lakes
- **categories**: lakes
- **kind**: Lake
- **lat**: 53.62549
- **lng**: -121.5437
- **kmFromCentre**: 85.6
- **driveKm**: 118.7
- **driveMinutes**: 170.2
- **offRoadMetres**: 3084
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 22.8
- **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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| pinkerton-peak | Pinkerton Peak | summits | summits | Summit | 53.59626 | -121.48312 | 5.2 | 90.6 | 133.1 |
| spruce-lakes-qhm1s82 | Spruce Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.65572 | -121.62119 | 6.1 | 79.6 | 102.1 |
| haggen-creek | Haggen Creek | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.5792 | -121.63167 | 7.8 | 82.6 | 113.3 |
| spruce-lakes | Spruce Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.67574 | -121.65377 | 9.2 | 76.8 | 101.9 |
| tumuch-lake | Tumuch Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.72177 | -121.47162 | 11.7 | 86.7 | 120.8 |
| haggen-lakes | Haggen Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.4961 | -121.53024 | 14.4 | 92.9 | 128.7 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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