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title: "Salmon Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Salmon Lake: lake, 4 h 19 min from downtown Prince George. 210 ha. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/salmon-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/salmon-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:44:19.227Z
---
# Salmon Lake
Lake, 4 h 19 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.87594,-123.82235) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/salmon-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
- [Noonlang Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/noonlang-lake/) Lake 9.6 km
- [Mount Mackinnon](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-mackinnon/) Summit 11 km
- [Two Bears Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/two-bears-lakes/) Lake 14 km
- [Bunghun Whucho Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bunghun-whucho-lake/) Lake 15 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 4 h 19 min, 236 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 4.0 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 127 km from downtown
- **Area**: 210 ha
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 54.87594, -123.82235
## 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/salmon-lake
- **slug**: salmon-lake
- **name**: Salmon Lake
- **category**: lakes
- **categories**: lakes
- **kind**: Lake
- **lat**: 54.87594
- **lng**: -123.82235
- **kmFromCentre**: 127.2
- **driveKm**: 235.6
- **driveMinutes**: 259
- **offRoadMetres**: 4045
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 209.5
- **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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| noonlang-lake | Noonlang Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.79369 | -123.86703 | 9.6 | 121.4 | 233.2 |
| mount-mackinnon | Mount Mackinnon | summits | summits | Summit | 54.88565 | -123.65677 | 10.6 | 122.7 | 175.1 |
| two-bears-lakes | Two Bears Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.769 | -123.70319 | 14.1 | 113.1 | 162.6 |
| bunghun-whucho-lake | Bunghun Whucho Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.78402 | -123.99433 | 15 | 125.7 | 223.5 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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