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title: "Sandy Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Sandy Lake: lake, 4 h 42 min from downtown Prince George. 1,001 ha. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sandy-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sandy-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:33:31.144Z
---
# Sandy Lake
Lake, 4 h 42 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.03861,-121.09014) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sandy-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
- [Hunter Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hunter-lake/) Lake 2.2 km
- [Needle Point Ridge](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/needle-point-ridge-summit/) Summit 4.8 km
- [Unna Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/unna-lake/) Lake 5.2 km
- [Needle Point Ridge](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/needle-point-ridge-summit-jdqxodj/) Summit 6.5 km
- [Kaza Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/kaza-mountain/) Summit 6.6 km
- [Turks Nose Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/turks-nose-mountain/) Summit 6.6 km
- [Needle Point Ridge](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/needle-point-ridge/) Summit 7.1 km
- [Mount Hughes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-hughes/) Summit 7.3 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 4 h 42 min, 237 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 6.2 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 147 km from downtown
- **Area**: 1,001 ha
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 53.03861, -121.09014
## 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/sandy-lake
- **slug**: sandy-lake
- **name**: Sandy Lake
- **category**: lakes
- **categories**: lakes
- **kind**: Lake
- **lat**: 53.03861
- **lng**: -121.09014
- **kmFromCentre**: 147
- **driveKm**: 237
- **driveMinutes**: 281.8
- **offRoadMetres**: 6219
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 1000.7
- **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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| hunter-lake | Hunter Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.01886 | -121.09415 | 2.2 | 148.3 | 237 |
| needle-point-ridge-summit | Needle Point Ridge | summits | summits | Summit | 53.06339 | -121.0318 | 4.8 | 148.1 | 237.1 |
| unna-lake | Unna Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.05648 | -121.16157 | 5.2 | 142.1 | 233.3 |
| needle-point-ridge-summit-jdqxodj | Needle Point Ridge | summits | summits | Summit | 53.07291 | -121.01082 | 6.5 | 148.5 | 237.1 |
| kaza-mountain | Kaza Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.07089 | -121.00717 | 6.6 | 148.8 | 237.1 |
| turks-nose-mountain | Turks Nose Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.01187 | -121.17766 | 6.6 | 144.8 | 219.5 |
| needle-point-ridge | Needle Point Ridge | summits | summits | Summit | 53.07096 | -120.99894 | 7.1 | 149.2 | 237.2 |
| mount-hughes | Mount Hughes | summits | summits | Summit | 53.09239 | -121.02877 | 7.3 | 146.2 | 237.1 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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