---
title: "Punchaw Lake, 1 h 38 min from Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Punchaw Lake: lake, 1 h 38 min from downtown Prince George. 247 ha. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/punchaw-lake-43y1s7i/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/punchaw-lake-43y1s7i.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:35:19.244Z
---
# Punchaw Lake
Lake, 1 h 38 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.42156,-123.01952) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/punchaw-lake-43y1s7i/#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
- [Punchaw Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/punchaw-lake/) Recreation site 1.2 km
- [Cleswuncut Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cleswuncut-lake/) Recreation site 9.4 km
- [Cleswuncut Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cleswuncut-lake-uxld7oo/) Lake 9.4 km
- [Alexander Mackenzie Trail](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/alexander-mackenzie-trail/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 13 km
- [MacKenzieLake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mackenzielake/) Lake 14 km
- [Mackenzie Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mackenzie-lakes/) Recreation site 14 km
- [Blackwater Canyon](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/blackwater-canyon/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 14 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 1 h 38 min, 70 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 0.8 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 58 km from downtown
- **Area**: 247 ha
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 53.42156, -123.01952
## 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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- [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/punchaw-lake-43y1s7i
- **slug**: punchaw-lake-43y1s7i
- **name**: Punchaw Lake
- **category**: lakes
- **categories**: lakes
- **kind**: Lake
- **lat**: 53.42156
- **lng**: -123.01952
- **kmFromCentre**: 57.9
- **driveKm**: 70
- **driveMinutes**: 98.1
- **offRoadMetres**: 827
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 247.2
- **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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| punchaw-lake | Punchaw Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.42557 | -123.03553 | 1.2 | 57.8 | 63.7 |
| cleswuncut-lake | Cleswuncut Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.35207 | -123.1013 | 9.4 | 67 | 74.1 |
| cleswuncut-lake-uxld7oo | Cleswuncut Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.35057 | -123.0971 | 9.4 | 67 | 74.3 |
| alexander-mackenzie-trail | Alexander Mackenzie Trail | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 53.33933 | -122.87555 | 13.2 | 64.8 | 86.1 |
| mackenzielake | MacKenzieLake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.54017 | -122.9417 | 14.2 | 43.8 | 49.8 |
| mackenzie-lakes | Mackenzie Lakes | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.54276 | -122.94598 | 14.3 | 43.6 | 49.8 |
| blackwater-canyon | Blackwater Canyon | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 53.29901 | -123.08652 | 14.3 | 72.2 | 82.7 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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