--- title: "Rainbow Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse" description: "Rainbow Lake: lake, 3 h 37 min from downtown Prince George. 74 ha. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/rainbow-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/rainbow-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T17:20:13.629Z --- # Rainbow Lake Lake, 3 h 37 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.00109,-123.60749) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/rainbow-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 - [Stump Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stump-lake/) Lake 7.6 km - [Snaking River](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/snaking-river/) Recreation site 8.1 km - [Marmot Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/marmot-lake/) Lake 9.1 km - [Redwater Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/redwater-lake/) Lake 10 km - [Wutlus Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/wutlus-lake/) Lake 11 km - [Fishpot Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fishpot-lake/) Lake 13 km - [Fishpot Lake South](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fishpot-lake-south/) Recreation site 13 km - [Westroad River](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/westroad-river/) Recreation site 14 km - **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 37 min, 151 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 0.9 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 117 km from downtown - **Area**: 74 ha - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 53.00109, -123.60749 ## 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/rainbow-lake - **slug**: rainbow-lake - **name**: Rainbow Lake - **category**: lakes - **categories**: lakes - **kind**: Lake - **lat**: 53.00109 - **lng**: -123.60749 - **kmFromCentre**: 116.6 - **driveKm**: 150.7 - **driveMinutes**: 216.5 - **offRoadMetres**: 931 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: 73.8 - **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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | stump-lake | Stump Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 52.93541 | -123.57675 | 7.6 | 122.1 | 220.5 | | snaking-river | Snaking River | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.06625 | -123.55397 | 8.1 | 108.5 | 140.9 | | marmot-lake | Marmot Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 52.92282 | -123.56716 | 9.1 | 123.1 | 219.2 | | redwater-lake | Redwater Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.02046 | -123.75272 | 10 | 119.8 | 246.7 | | wutlus-lake | Wutlus Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 52.97587 | -123.44893 | 11 | 114.4 | 202 | | fishpot-lake | Fishpot Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 52.95156 | -123.78397 | 13 | 127.4 | 237.3 | | fishpot-lake-south | Fishpot Lake South | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 52.94619 | -123.78493 | 13.4 | 127.9 | 237.3 | | westroad-river | Westroad River | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.12571 | -123.58292 | 14 | 103.8 | 133.7 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/rainbow-lake/. 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