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title: "Roaring Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Roaring Lake: lake, 39 min from downtown Prince George. 33 ha. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/roaring-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/roaring-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:33:30.094Z
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# Roaring Lake
Lake, 39 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.84868,-123.28544) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/roaring-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
- [Berman Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/berman-lake/) Lake 3.0 km
- [Zelkwas Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/zelkwas-lake/) Lake 3.4 km
- [Esker Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/esker-lake/) Lake 3.6 km
- [Bednesti Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bednesti-lake/) Lake 6.3 km
- [Dahl Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/dahl-lake/) Lake 8.2 km
- [Dahl Lake Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/dahl-lake-park/) Provincial park 8.3 km
- [Bednesti Lake Resort](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bednesti-lake-resort/) RV park 8.5 km
- [Henry Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/henry-lake/) Lake 8.9 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 39 min, 44 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 1.7 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 36 km from downtown
- **Area**: 33 ha
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 53.84868, -123.28544
## 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/roaring-lake
- **slug**: roaring-lake
- **name**: Roaring Lake
- **category**: lakes
- **categories**: lakes
- **kind**: Lake
- **lat**: 53.84868
- **lng**: -123.28544
- **kmFromCentre**: 35.9
- **driveKm**: 43.6
- **driveMinutes**: 38.8
- **offRoadMetres**: 1722
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 32.8
- **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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| berman-lake | Berman Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.85442 | -123.33063 | 3 | 38.7 | 47.9 |
| zelkwas-lake | Zelkwas Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.87937 | -123.28483 | 3.4 | 35.3 | 44.8 |
| esker-lake | Esker Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.834 | -123.23671 | 3.6 | 33.2 | 41.7 |
| bednesti-lake | Bednesti Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.86242 | -123.37822 | 6.3 | 41.6 | 50.9 |
| dahl-lake | Dahl Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.77566 | -123.29773 | 8.2 | 39.2 | 59.1 |
| dahl-lake-park | Dahl Lake Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks, swimming | Provincial park | 53.77442 | -123.29733 | 8.3 | 39.3 | 59.1 |
| bednesti-lake-resort | Bednesti Lake Resort | campgrounds | campgrounds | RV park | 53.87616 | -123.40569 | 8.5 | 43.2 | 52.4 |
| henry-lake | Henry Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.77134 | -123.24909 | 8.9 | 36.6 | 45.7 |
_Nested fields (advisories, links) are in the JSON version._
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